Simon Jaquemet
Swiss film director and cinematographer
About Simon Jaquemet
Born 1978. Simon Jaquemet is a Swiss screenwriter, film director, cinematographer and director.
Simon Jaquemet (born 1978) is a Swiss filmmaker and AI artist.
Career After directing a series of short films, Jaquemet's feature debut, the teenage drama film War, premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2014. War won the Max Ophüls Award for Best Feature Film and was nominated for Best Feature at the 2015 Swiss Film Awards.
Jaquemet's second feature film The Innocent, starring Judith Hofmann as a neuroscience researcher who struggles to reconcile her devout Christian faith with her employer's radical experiments on primates, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The film garnered Jaquemet a nomination in the Best Screenplay category at the 2019 Swiss Film Awards.
Filmography
Year Title Ref. 2014 War (Chrieg) 2018 The Innocent (Der Unschuldige) 2024 Electric Child
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2015 Swiss Film Awards Best Feature Film War Max Ophüls Film Festival Best Feature Film 2019 Swiss Film Awards Best Screenplay The Innocent
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Who is Simon Jaquemet?
Swiss film director and cinematographer
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Simon Jaquemet was born in 1978.
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Simon Jaquemet is a screenwriter, film director, cinematographer and director.
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Simon Jaquemet is Swiss.
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