Creative residency
Marche · LombardiaHistoric houses in the Marche and in Lombardy, slowly restored as cultural retreats, creative residencies and brand destinations. Places for film, photography and gatherings.
I make
Producer and filmmaker between Switzerland and Italy. From 35mm to code.
Views on YouTube across five SKYND music videos. On four of them I was producer or executive producer. Columbine was nominated at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2021.
SKYND channel · YouTube · since 2017youtube.com/@skynd ↗
65M+Views across the whole channel
186,000Subscribers
⅓of all channel views come from the five videos I worked on.
One attitude.
Four disciplines.
Two countries.
Point of contact from pitch to master
One mind instead of four vendors
Idea, production, post and delivery from one source. Fewer handovers, less lost in translation.
From negative to archive
Archives that play again
Experience from state archives, a cantonal library and film distribution. I know how to preserve footage, restore it and bring it back to an audience.
Today’s tools
AI as part of the craft
Claude for concept and research, Apertus as the open language model from Switzerland, Topaz AI for upscaling and restoration. Always where it saves time or makes images possible that would otherwise be unaffordable.
Two countries, one network
Funding in Switzerland and Italy
Funding in both countries, project companies on either side and Scandinavian directors through Rio Pictures.
Units
Four disciplines, one signatureShoot
stories.
Film & Production
to the unit →
Features, series, shorts and music videos. As executive producer, producer or co-producer, including Swiss–Italian co-productions.
Move
brands.
Brand & Experience
to the unit →
Campaigns, branded content and live experiences, from Mercedes-Benz with Roger Federer to construction logistics at WEF Davos. In Directors Representation and New Business for Rio Pictures I bring Scandinavian directors to Swiss agencies and brands.
Rescue
memory.
Restoration & Archive
See the collection →
Digitising and restoring VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Hi8/Video8 and MiniDV, picture and sound restoration, and long-term archiving on LTO-8 tape. Backed by experience at the Aargau State Archives, Cantonal Library and in film distribution, with training in film restoration to FIAF standards in preparation.
Audio partner: Gerald Hahnefeld · Artclassic ↗
Sound engineer for vinyl, shellac and tape, restored with Studer, EMT, CEDAR and iZotope RX.
Build
the future.
AI Studio
AI Lab →
AI-driven imagery, previz, upscaling and restoration with Topaz AI, plus workflows with Claude and Apertus that make productions faster and leaner. With a focus on open European models such as Apertus and Teuken.
Coming soon
Series in development
Valerie LehmannMulti-season high-end crime thriller based on Silvia Götschi’s novels, developed by Swiss Studios and Elite Filmproduction. My role: creative producer.
Deadline ↗CH×IT
Two homes.
Twice the options.
Being at home in both countries means two funding systems, two markets and one network of crews, locations and partners. Co-productions are planned for both sides of the Alps from day one.
SwitzerlandCH
- Federal funding (FOC)
- Regional funds, e.g. Zürcher Filmstiftung
- Swiss project company
- Foundations
- Private Equity
ItalyIT
- MiC · DG Cinema e Audiovisivo
- Tax Credit
- Regional film commissions
- Italian project company
- Foundations
- Private Equity
Co-production×
- Bilateral Swiss–Italian co-production treaty
- Crews and locations in both countries
- Working languages DE · IT · EN
Rio × CH
Directors Representation & New Business SwitzerlandNordic directors.
Swiss contact.
Since 2012 Rio Pictures has been an independent Stockholm production company for commercials, music videos, film and distribution. I look after Switzerland and bring the right director to the right Swiss brief.
Rio has worked for
Request a treatment- Nike
- Apple
- Audi
- Louis Vuitton
- Volvo
- IKEA
- Hyundai
- Samsung
- Land Rover
Work
Hyundai × Discovery
A001Play
Brand16:9 · 25p
Mercedes-Benz
A002Play
Brand16:9 · 25p
SKYND · Columbine
A003Play
Music16:9 · 25p
Kinderspital Zürich
A004Play
Brand16:9 · 25p
Chimpy
A005Play
Brand16:9 · 25p
The Girl in the Feather Jacket
A006Play
Film16:9 · 25p
WEF Davos
A007Play
Events16:9 · 25p
Kaufleuten Zürich
A008Play
Events16:9 · 25p
L'autre côté de son âme
A009Play
Film16:9 · 25p
Haunting Trophies
A010Play
Film16:9 · 25p
Restaurierung
A011Play
Restoration16:9 · 25p
AI
A012Play
AI16:9 · 25p
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About
Producer · FilmmakerPortrait coming
Producer and filmmaker with more than ten years of experience, between Zurich, Lugano and Italy. I bring stories, brands and archives to the screen, from 35mm to code.
As executive producer, producer and co-producer I have worked on feature films and series, including the crime series “Valerie Lehmann” in development at Swiss Studios. With the SKYND music videos I co-delivered more than 21 million views on YouTube. For Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai × Discovery, Chimpy and Zurich Children’s Hospital I made campaigns and branded content. At WEF Davos I have planned construction logistics with Brogleworks since 2024, and at Kaufleuten Zurich I built a main stage. I worked with archives at the Aargau State Archives and Cantonal Library; today I digitise and restore film, video and sound, with sound engineer Gerald Hahnefeld for audio. Since 2026 I lead Directors Representation and New Business in Switzerland for Stockholm-based Rio Pictures.
Executive ProducerProducerDirectors RepresentationNew BusinessCreative ProducerArchive & restorationAI
2026Rio Pictures, Stockholm · Directors Representation & New Business Switzerland
2026Creative Residency · Marche & Lombardia (in Entwicklung)
2024–WEF Davos · Construction Logistics mit Brogleworks
2024Kaufleuten Zürich · Season of the Witch, Main Stage Design & Construction
2023Haunting Trophies · Associate Producer
2022The Princess · Swiss Unit (20th Century / Hulu)
2022The Inexplicable Tale of the Girl in the Feather Jacket · Co-Producer
2021–22Staatsarchiv & Kantonsbibliothek Aargau
2021SKYND · Columbine · Executive Producer · BMVA-Nominierung
2021L'autre côté de son âme · Production Support · ZHdK
2019–21Chimpy · Kampagnen «Boris» & «Recharge Your Summer» · persoenlich.com ↗
2015–16Spot On Distribution, Zürich · Akquise und Rechte
The Collection
Private archive · curatedOver a thousand films on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD, from Chaplin’s “The Kid” to today.
Collected as a producer, restorer and fan. Having held every carrier format in your hands, you see what gets lost in a transfer, what a good restoration brings back and how the same film changes from edition to edition.
The focus is on European and Italian genre cinema from the 1960s to the 1990s, exactly the material the journal “Sesso, sangue e soldi” writes about.
1071editions in the archive
1921–2024almost a century of cinema
37production countries
880directors
108Italian films 1960–1999
70limited editions and mediabooks
The collection by the film’s release yearVHSDVDBlu-ray4K UHD
A selection from the archive. Original title, year and director as catalogued in the collection.
News
From the cutting roomJoining Rio Pictures: Directors Representation & New Business Switzerland
Scandinavian directing talent for Swiss agencies and brands.
Creative residency: more soon
A historic house in Italy becomes a place for film, art and encounters. Exactly where, we will reveal soon.
21.5 million views with SKYND
Five music videos. Columbine alone has 8.5M views and was nominated at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2021.
Journal · On Italian & European cinema 1960–1990
Sesso,
Sesso,
sangue
e soldi
A tribute to the cinema that was made cheaply, shot fast and often panned, and is now being carefully restored. Giallo, spaghetti westerns, poliziottesco and Eurohorror: who made them, how they were financed and what producers can learn from them today.
- Nº 01sangue
Handschuhe, Rasiermesser, Technicolor
Der Giallo von Mario Bavas La ragazza che sapeva troppo (1963) bis zu Dario Argentos L’uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970).
Read → - Nº 02soldi
Koproduktion als Geschäftsmodell
Wie italienische, spanische und deutsche Partner das Genrekino finanzierten, und warum Almería zur Prärie wurde.
Coming soon · Nov 2026 - Nº 03sangue
Ein Genre aus Rom erobert den Westen
Sergio Leones Per un pugno di dollari (1964) und Sergio Corbuccis Django (1966).
Coming soon · Dez 2026 - Nº 04sangue
Milano calibro 9
Fernando Di Leo (1972) und das Kriminalkino der anni di piombo.
Coming soon · Jan 2027 - Nº 05sesso
Zwischen Zensur und Kasse
Die commedia sexy all’italiana der 1970er: verschmäht, erfolgreich, heute Kult.
Coming soon · Feb 2027 - Nº 06restauro
Vom Negativ zur 4K-Fassung
Wie Archive und Festivals wie Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna das Genrekino neu entdecken.
Coming soon · Mär 2027