Philip Delaquis (born 29 July 1974) is a Swiss film and theatre producer and member of the Swiss Film Academy and the European Film Academy.[1]
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Born | Bern, Switzerland | 29 July 1974
Occupation | Producer (film/theatre) |
Biography
editPhilip Delaquis was born on 29 July 1974 in Bern.[1] He attended schools in Spiez and Interlaken, graduated in 1994 and worked as a newspaper photographer before enrolling at Bern's School of Design and completing film courses at FOCAL, later acquiring a lic.rer.pol. in business and media science at the University of Bern and Humboldt University of Berlin[2] and launching a TV editorial career with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR. In his spare time, he made short films and organised film festivals, including DVD ShortICutsIBern & Zurich[3][4] and the festival Talent Screen.[5][6] In 2005, Delaquis co-founded the Zurich-based film production company Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH.[7][8]
This company produced several award-winning films, including the feature documentary Yalom's Cure (2014), which screened in cinemas in over ten European countries and the documentary Forbidden Voices (2012), which won the Amnesty International Award and the WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award.[9][10] The company also produced GURU – Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard (2011). All the three films were nominated for the Swiss Film Award.[11] Further film productions include the feature film Soundless Wind Chime (2009) by Kit Hung, which won over ten international awards and premiered in the official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival.[12] Together with Barbara Miller, Delaquis established the production company Mons Veneris Films in 2014.[13]
He also developed and produced Dällebach Kari – The musical based on the Swiss figure Dällebach Kari. The production premiered at the Thunerseespiele, then had runs at Theater 11 in Zürich and Rote Halle Bern.[14] He also worked on the musical The Visit – Der Besuch der alten Dame (2013) which premiered at the Thunerseespiele and later was performed at the Ronacher Theatre in Vienna.[15][16]
In 2024, he partnered with Richard Gere and Oren Moverman for a movie on the 14th Dalai Lama.[17]
- 2006: One Love – Jürg Halter vs Kutti MC (TV documentary)
- 2007: Giraffes Don’t Go to Heaven (animation)
- 2008: FC Murmeli (animation)
- 2008: Sunny Hill (feature film)
- 2009: Soundless Wind Chime (feature film)
- 2009: Die kleine Monsterin (animated TV series)
- 2010: GURU: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard (documentary)
- 2012: Forbidden Voices (documentary)
- 2014: Friedrich Dürrenmatt im Labyrinth (TV documentary)
- 2014: Yalom's Cure (documentary)
- 2015: DÜRRENMATT – eine Liebesgeschichte (documentary)
- 2016: Emily Kempin-Spiry (TV documentary)
- 2018: #Female Pleasure (documentary)
- 2024: Wisdom of Happiness (documentary)[19]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Philip Delaquis in the Swiss Films Database".
- ^ "Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH".
- ^ Short Cuts Bern: 25 Berner short films:the selection 1897-2003:Documentary Animation Fiction. OCLC 610792762 – via OCLC WorldCat.org.
- ^ "Cover "Züri Gschnätzlets" DVD". Persoenlich.com (paragraphs describe roots of Shortcuts and Delaquis's role).
- ^ "Movie Wirz Werbung promotes pitch for newcomers with fresh ideas for cinema , TV and advertising". Persoenlich.com (Swiss portal).
- ^ "Filmografie Philip Delaquis (Buch und Regie)". FAMA FILM AG.
- ^ "Commercial Registrar (Swiss)". Money House CH).
- ^ "IG independent Swiss film producers". IG unabhängige Schweizer Filmproduzenten.
- ^ "Forbidden Voices wins WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award".
- ^ "Swiss Films".
- ^ "Swiss Film Award". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Swiss Films".
- ^ "IDFA Forum". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "The souped Dällebach, Der Bund, October 9, 2012". Article in German.
- ^ "The Old Lady goes to Japan", Berner Zeitung, December 18, 2014".
- ^ "The Visit in Japan, Vienna Musical".
- ^ Morfoot, Addie (2024-07-31). "Richard Gere and Oren Moverman Join Dalai Lama Documentary 'Wisdom of Happiness' as Exec Producers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ Swiss Films Database
- ^ Delaquis, Philip; Miller, Barbara, Wisdom of Happiness (Documentary), The Dalai Lama, Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke, Mons Veneris Films, retrieved 2024-08-02