Sebastian Klinger (born October 28, 1993) is a Swiss cinematographer and producer. His critically acclaimed feature film Sew Torn premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival and screened on the Piazza Grande at Locarno Film Festival and Camerimage in 2024.[1][2][3]
Sebastian Klinger | |
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 Klinger in 2024 | |
| Born | October 28, 1993 (age 31) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, Producer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Website | sebklinger |
Life and career
editAfter graduating from high school, Klinger completed his education at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons with the feature film Zoe under the guidance of Emmy winner Heiner Gatzemeier and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Peter Indergand, SCS.[4] Since then, Klinger has worked internationally as a freelance cinematographer. With the winner of the Student Academy Award, Freddy Macdonald, he shot the feature Sew Torn, which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2024, then headlined the Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival and was selected at Camerimage.[1][2][3]
The film is based on a 2019 short film of the same name, also shot by Klinger, which was acquired by Searchlight Pictures and qualified for an Academy Award.[5][6]
Klinger enjoys a long-standing collaboration with Macdonald that has spanned numerous projects, including the award-winning short film The Father of Art and three music videos for three-time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito.[7] Klinger's work has been recognized with the White Dolphin at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards[8] and earned him a place in the American Society of Cinematographers' ASC Vision Mentorship Program.[9] In addition to his work as a cinematographer, Klinger also works as a producer and regularly collaborates with the Swiss production company ORISONO, among others.[10][11]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Father of Art (short film) | Freddy Macdonald | |
| 2018 | Zoe (feature film) | Johannes Thüring | first feature |
| 2019 | Sew Torn (short film) | Freddy Macdonald | executive produced by Peter Spears |
| 2020 | Maiensäss (short film) | Sven Schnyder | also as producer |
| 2021 | Paxmal (short film) | Sven Schnyder | also as producer |
| 2024 | Sew Torn (feature film) | Freddy Macdonald | also as producer |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Beverly Hills Film Festival | Best Student Film | The Father of Art | Won | [12] |
| 2021 | Jaipur International Film Festival | Best Political Film | Maiensäss | Won | [13] |
| 2021 | Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival | LGBTQ | Paxmal | Nominated | [14] |
| 2024 | South By Southwest Film Festival | Visions | Sew Torn | Nominated | [1] |
| 2024 | Locarno Film Festival | Piazza Grande | Sew Torn | Nominated | [2] |
| 2024 | Camerimage | Contemporary World Cinema | Sew Torn | Nominated | [3] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Sew Torn at SXSW 2024 In: sxsw.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c Sew Torn at Locarno Film Festival In: locarnofestival.ch. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Contemporary World Cinema at EnergaCamerimage. In: camerimage.pl. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Sebastian Klinger at IMDb. Retrieved March 3, 2024
- ^ Greg Evans: Fox Searchlight Acquires Freddy Macdonald 'Sew Torn' Short In: deadline.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Heidi Troisio: The Sarganserland-Werdenberg region is the setting for the Hollywood film "Sew Torn". In: sarganserland-werdenberg.ch. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Musictalkers. Retrieved June 28, 2019
- ^ Werbewoche: Seed wins Grand Prix. Retrieved September 29, 2023
- ^ About Sebastian Klinger. Retrieved February 3, 2024
- ^ ORISONO. Retrieved March 25, 2024
- ^ Crew-United. Retrieved March 28, 2024
- ^ 2018 Winners Beverly Hills Film Festival. Retrieved April 4, 2024
- ^ JIFF Awards Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2024
- ^ Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival on SWISSFILMS. Retrieved April 4, 2024