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Andreas Fontana

Andreas Fontana

Swiss film director and writer

Andreas Fontana is a Swiss film director and writer.[1][2] He is best known for his debut feature film Azor.[3]

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Life and career

Fontana was born in Geneva. He completed his MA in Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva.[1] In 2009, he directed his first short film Cotonov Vanished, won the First Steps prize at the 2010 Visions du Réel in Nyon.[4] Later in 2010, he graduated with a MA in film production at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL) in Lausanne and HEAD in Geneva.[5]

Fontana's debut feature film Azor, starring Fabrizio Rongione, Stephanie Cléau and Elli Medeiros, premiered worldwide at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[6] He also won the Emerging Swiss Talent Award at the Zurich Film Festival in 2021.[7]

Selected filmography

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Awards and nominations

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References

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    "Anonymous Content Signs 'Azor' Filmmaker Andreas Fontana". deadline.com. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "Andreas Fontana • Director of Azor". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    Chhibber, Mini Anthikad (14 December 2021). "Andreas Fontana on 'Azor': 'The movie is about power'". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "Cotonov Vanished". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "Berlinale 2021 Encounters 'Azor' by Andreas Fontana". blogs.sydneysbuzz.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "THESE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE 17TH ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL". zff.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "Vanity and Köpek steamroll the competition at the 2016 Quartz nomination ceremony". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "International New Talent Competition". taipeiff.taipei. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "FILMS FOR SWEDISH ACQUISITION". stockholmfilmfestival.se. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "AZOR". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "DIVERSE AND PROGRESSIVE FILMS COMPETING FOR GRAND PRIZE, THE GOLDEN PUFFIN AWARD, IN NEW VISIONS CATEGORY AT REYKJAVIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021". riff.is. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "Competition juries for the 65th BFI London Film Festival". filmfestivals.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "AZOR". jff.org.il. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "AZOR". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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    "Gotham Awards 2021 Nominations: 'Pig,' 'Green Knight,' 'Passing' Compete for Best Feature". indiewire.com. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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