Romed Wyder (born 1967) is a Swiss filmmaker. He has been established in Geneva since 1989.
Biography
Romed Wyder was born in 1967 in
Brig-Glis
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In 1995, he graduated with a degree from the cinema department of the
Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) (formerly
École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève).
He is a former member of the
Cinéma Spoutnik and founded
Laika Films with five other filmmakers in 1993. Romed developed a tape to film system and an online widget generator. He founded
Paradigma Films SA in 2003. During 12 years he was a member of the
Federal Film Commission. Between 2005 and 2008 he was the president of the
Swiss Filmmakers Association and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Swiss Films and of the executive committee of the Swiss Film Academy. He works as director, producer and screenwriter since 1990.
Filmography
* Laterna Magica directed by SĂ©verine Barde; created by Dorian Rossel, produced by Romed Wyder (2025, docu-fiction, 59 min, DCP)
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A fleeting encounter (Une histoire provisoire) directed by Romed Wyder; written by Nasim Ahmadpour and Romed Wyder, produced by Romed Wyder, Cyrill Gerber, Bady Minck, Alexander Dummreicher-Ivanceanu (2022, fiction, 85 min, DCP)
* Et Israël fut... directed and written by Romed Wyder; produced by Yasmine Abd El Aziz and Romed Wyder (2018, documentary, 52 min, DCP)
*
Dawn
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directed by Romed Wyder; written by Billy MacKinnon; based on a novel by
Elie Wiesel
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; produced by
Samir and Romed Wyder (2014, fiction, 95 min, DCP)
* Ménagerie intérieure directed by Nadège de Benoit-Luthy, written by Nadège de Benoit Luthy and Nicole Borgeat, produced by Romed Wyder (2007, fiction, 18 min, 35mm)
* Absolut directed and produced by Romed Wyder, written by Romed Wyder, Yves Mugny and Maria Watzlawick (2004, fiction, 94 min, 35mm)
* Pas de café, pas de télé, pas de sexe directed and produced by Romed Wyder, written by Romed Wyder and Maria Watzlawick (1999, fiction, 87 min, 35mm)
LaĂŻka Films
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* Écran d’argile directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder and Maria Watzlawick (1997, documentary, 53 min, 16mm)
* Excursion directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder (1996, fiction, 21 min, 35mm)
* Squatters directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder (1995, documentary, 70+55 min, 16mm)
* November am Meer directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder (1992, fiction, 5 min, 16mm
References
External links
*
Romed Wyder
at Kinorium.com
Paradigma Films SA , Romed Wyder's production company
Laika Films , Filmmaker collective
1967 births
Film people from Geneva
Swiss film directors
Living people
People from Brig-Glis
Alumni of the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève
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