MICHAEL KRUMMENACHER

krummenacher@passantenfilm.de

Michael Krummenacher was born 1985 in Schwyz, Switzerland. In 2005 he left for New York City to take part in Columbia University’s Filmmaking Intensive Workshop. In 2006 he was accepted as a directing student at University of Television and Film Munich (HFF München). In 2009 Krummenacher co-founded the production company Passanten Filmproduktion and directed his first feature-length film HINTER DIESEN BERGEN (BEYOND THESE MOUNTAINS) that was shown at several film festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam. His short WENN ALLE DA SIND (WHEN EVERYBODY‘S HERE) was nominated for the German Short Film Award in 2012. Michael Krummenacher's diploma film SIBYLLE premiered at Berlinale 2015. In the same year, HEIMATLAND celebrates its world-premier at Festival del Film Locarno in the International Competition.



FILMOGRAPHY (selection)


2015        Heimatland

                Director Headwriter // feature 99 min


2015        Sibylle (Like A Cast Shadow)

                Director Co-Writer // feature 87 min


2014        Neulich in meiner Wohnung (Recently in my apartment)

                Co-Director with Peter Baranowski // short 5 min


2013        Vierhundertdreizehn & Vierhundertsechzehn (413 & 416)

                Director: Gwendolin Stolz

                Producer // short 25 min


2012        Wenn alle da sind (When everybody‘s here)

                Director Writer Producer // short 26 min


2011        Rauschgift (Addicted)

                Director: Peter Baranowski

                Producer // short 22 min

2010        Hinter diesen Bergen (Beyond these mountains)

                Director Co-Writer Producer  //  feature 76 min


2009        Paralyzing and lazy days

                Director Cinematographer Producer  //  documentary 43 min  

               

                Theodor Gold

                Director Writer  //  short 12 min


2008        Der Gast (The Guest)

                Director Writer  //  short 5 min


                Meet Monica (Episode Francois & Herr Heinzer)

                Director Writer  //  anthologyfilm 45 Min


                Francois & Karina à Paris

                Director Writer  //  short 11 min


2007        und draussen Flirren

                Director Writer  //  short 13 min


2006        Aquarium

                Director Writer Cinematographer  //  short 11 min




PUBLISHED WORK (literature)


2008        Schnee

                Herr Heinzer und das Matterhornwunder

                413 & 416

                in DAS LEUCHTEN UNTER DEM EIS  |  Primero Verlag München

                ISBN 978-3-9810943-5-0