Yannick Mosimann is a filmmaker, sound artist, and photographer from Berne, Switzerland. He studied at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, where he completed his Bachelor’s degree with the short film "How I Disappeared". The film has been screened at various film festivals worldwide. Mosimann further pursued his education by completing his Master’s degree in Contemporary Arts Practice at the Bern University of the Arts.
Mosimann's body of work encompasses films, video/audio installations and collaborations with various artists as a filmmaker and musician. His artistic focus lies in intuitive processes, sensorial experiences and the reimagining of narratives. Themes explored in his work include the anthropocene, nature, cosmology, darkness and human perception.
In early 2022, Mosimann released his first feature-length film titled "I Have Not Been Afraid of Going Blind for a Long Time". The film received widespread acclaim and was showcased at national and international film festivals as well as art spaces.
Currently, Mosimann is distributing his feature-length documentary titled "Normal Love".
Selection of Showings:
Festival Ecra, BRA
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, UK
Athens International Film and Video Festival, USA
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA
Slamdance Film Festival, USA
Melbourne Short Film Festival, AU
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, CH
Locarno Film Festival, CH
New Horizons Warschau, POL
VideoEx, Zürich, CH
Zürich Film Festival, CH
Awards:
Divided Screens Award for most controversial Film at the New Horizons Poland (Been Afraid)
Best Experimental Film, Obskuur Ghent Film Festival (Diaphone Island)
Leon Speakers Award for Best Sound Design, Ann Arbor Film Festival (Piz Regolith)
Best Experimental Film, Frostbite Colorado (Piz Regolith)
Credit Suisse Förderpreis Videokunst, Nomination (How i disappeared)
1st prize Upcoming Filmmakers Luzern (Firnis)
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