Michael spent his childhood in the Amazonas/ Peru until his early teens. Film and history studies at the University Zurich/ Switzerland. Worked as an assistant in various areas of film production. Filmproduction studies at the University of the Arts Zurich/ Switzerland.  Masterclass in Cinematography at the National Film & Television School PWSTiF in Lodz/ Poland.
Since 2004 working as Director of Photography.


AWARDS & FESTIVALS

THE AWAKENING OF MOTTI WOLKENBRUCH/
WOLKENBRUCHS WUNDERLICHE REISE IN DIE ARME EINER SCHICKSE
Swiss entry for best international feature film category at the Oscars 2020
worldwide NETFLIX release in 2019
5 nominations Swiss Film Awards 2019
won best male actor award at Swiss Film Award for Joel Basman

LINA
Prix du Public Solothurner Filmtage 2016
won best female actress award at Swiss TV Awards  for Rabea Egg

DER GOALIE BIN IG/ I AM THE KEEPER
7 nominations at Swiss Film Awards 2014
won best film at Swiss Film Award 2014
won best male actor award at Swiss Film Award for Marcus Signer
won best film at Bern Film Awards 2014
won best film at Zürich Film Awards 2014
voted for best film at Swiss Film Critics Awards 2014

JOSHUA
nomination for best cinematography, Cameraimage 2002 in Lodz, Poland
best cinematography, Innerschweizer Filmtagen 2002




LANGUAGES

german, english, french, spanish, italian


FILMOGRAPHY

2021TATORT Blinder FleckTV Drama 
Dir.: Tobias Ineichen
C-Films Zürich
2021TATORT Monster
TV Drama
Dir: Tobias Ineichen
C-Films Zürich
2020HIMBEEREN MIT SENF
FeatureDir: Ruth Olshan
Zischlermann Berlin/ Amour Fou Luxemburg/ Turnus Film Zürich
2019AUS DEM SCHATTENTV Drama
Dir: Marcel Gisler
Turnus Films Zürich
2018JAGDZEITFeatureDir.: Sabine Boss
Turnus Films Zürich
2017THE AWAKENING OF MOTTI WOLKENBRUCH
FeatureDir. Michael SteinerTurnus Films Zürich/ DCM Berlin
2017WILDER, 6 EpisodesTV SerieDir. Pierre MonnardPanimage/ C-Films Zürich
2016TATORT KriegssplitterTV DramaDir. Tobias Ineichen
Hugofilm Zürich
2016IM NIRGENDWOTV DramaDir. Katalin GödrösTurnus Film Zürich
2015TATORT FreitodTV DramaDir. Sabine BossTurnus Film Zürich
2015LINATV DramaDir. Mike SchärerC-Films Zürich
2014UPLOADTV DramaDir. Tobias IneichenC-Films Zürich
2014VECCHI PAZZIFeatureDir. Sabine BossVega Film Zürich
2013TATORT VerfolgtTV DramaDir. Tobias IneichenC-Films Zürich
2013DER GOALIE BIN IGFeatureDir. Sabine BossC-Films Zürich
2012TATORT GeburtstagskindTV DramaDir. Tobias IneichenC-Films Zürich
2007LIEBE UND WAHNTV DramaDir. Mike HuberC-Films Zürich
2006FLANKE INS ALLTV ComedyDir. M.L. BlessCobra Films Zürich
2004SNOWWHITEFeatureDir. SamirDschoint Ventschr
2004LOU'S WASCHSALONTV DramaDir. Katalin GödrösCobra Films Zürich
2004VISITE MEDICALEShortDir. Felix MuraltWaka Films Zürich
2004DER AUSFLUGShortDir. Christina ZulaufMaximage Zürich
2003KROKUSDocumentaryDir. Reto CaduffHugofilm Zürich
2003SUNNTIGShortDir. Barbara KulcsarMaximage Zürich
2003BELMONDOShortDir. Annet CarleHGK Zürich
2002UN MOMENTOShortDir. Tim GeserHGK Zürich
2002AUSZEITShortDir. Angela RohrerHGK Zürich
2002JOSHUAShortDir. Andreas MüllerHGK Zürich
2001SJEKI VATCSH!ShortDir. Thomas OttHGK Zürich
2001EL VIAJE EN TAXIShortDir. Nico GutmannHGK Zürich