Jean-François Amiguet

Jean-François Amiguet first studied Political Science at Université de Lausanne. Graduated, he first commits to cinema by working as a technician on several movies with filmmakers Marcel Schüpbach, Alain Tanner and Yves Yersin. During this time he also directs short documentaries.

Since 1980, he begins a masterpiece, a feature trilogy that he will end in 1993. He also realises a lot of productions for the Swiss Romandie television. In 2003, he presents his fourth fiction feature film, Au Sud des nuages. The production company Zagora Films S.A., that he founded with Bertrand Liechti, is a co-producer of the movie. He also stands out as the co-founder of the Fondation Vaudoise pour le Cinéma.

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