Daniel Schmid

For the Swiss bobsledder, see Daniel Schmid (bobsleigh). For the musician, see Dan Schmid.

Daniel Schmid
Born	26 December 1941(1941-12-26) Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland
Died	5 August 2006(2006-08-05) (aged 64) Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1970 - 2002

Daniel Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director.

In 1982, his film Hécate was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] His film Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] In 1988, he was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

On June 20, 2011, a new documentary film on Schmid's life Daniel Schmid - Le chat quie pense, will have its U.S. premiere at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco.

Filmography / works

• 1967 Der Findling (assistant director; TV)

  Claire ^{[disambiguation needed ]} (assistant director; TV)

  Abgründe (assistant director; TV)

• 1969 Samuel Beckett (cinematographer)
• 1970 Thut alles im Finstern, eurem Herrn das Licht zu ersparen (director, writer; TV)

  Der Bomberpilot (co-director; TV)

• 1972 Ludwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König (actor)

  Heute nacht oder nie (producer, director, writer)

  Der Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (actor)

• 1974 La Paloma (director, writer)
• 1976 Schatten der Engel (director, writer)
• 1977 Violanta (director, writer)

  Der Amerikanische Freund (actor)

• 1978 Judith Therpauve (actor)
• 1979 Roberte (actor)
• 1981 Notre Dame de la Croisette (director)

  Lili Marleen (actor)

• 1982 Hécate (director, writer)
• 1983 Mirage de la vie (producer, director, writer; TV)
• 1984 Barbe-Bleue (co-director; TV)

  Il bacio di Tosca (Der Kuss der Tosca) (director)

  Cinémato (actor)

• 1985 Lulu (co-director; TV)
• 1986 Der Rosenkönig (producer)
• 1987 Jenatsch (director, writer)
• 1988 Guglielmo Tell (director; TV)
• 1990 Les amateurs (director)
• 1992 Hors Saison / Zwischensaison (director, writer)
• 1995 Das geschriebene Gesicht (director, writer)
• 1996 Linda di Chamounix (co-director; TV)
• 1999 Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz (director)
• 2002 Beatrice di Tenda (co-director; TV)

References

1. ^ "Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1983/02_programm_1983/02_Programm_1983.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5390/year/1999.html. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
3. ^ "Berlinale: 1988 Juries". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1988/04_jury_1988/04_Jury_1988.html. Retrieved 2011-03-04. 

External links

• http://www.daniel-schmid.com - Official website
• Daniel Schmid at the Internet Movie Database
• Daniel Schmid at the Swiss Film Directory
• Daniel Schmid in the German National Library catalogue (German)

Persondata
Name	Schmid, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Film director, Screenwriter
Date of birth	1941-12-26
Place of birth	Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland
Date of death	2006-8-5
Place of death	Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland