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I'm Thomas Zaffalon, an Informatics student at USI with a strong background in audiovisual production (CISA). I'm a freelance web developer, filmmaker and musician. I work at the intersection of technology, creativity and production—building custom websites for small businesses and collaborating on film productions, festivals and music projects. I love turning ideas into functional, beautifully crafted digital experiences and audiovisual works, and I enjoy collaborating with teams across different contexts to bring creative projects to life.…I'm Thomas Zaffalon, an Informatics student at USI with a strong background in audiovisual production (CISA). I'm a freelance web developer, filmmaker and musician. I work at the intersection of technology, creativity and production—building custom websites for small businesses and collaborating on film productions, festivals and music projects. I love turning ideas into functional, beautifully crafted digital experiences and audiovisual works, and I enjoy collaborating with teams across different contexts to bring creative projects to life.

Thomas Zaffalon

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Musician, Filmmaker, Video Editor, +2

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I'm Thomas Zaffalon, an Informatics student at USI with a strong background in audiovisual production (CISA). I'm a freelance web developer, filmmaker and musician. I work at the intersection of technology, creativity and production—building custom websites for small businesses and collaborating on film productions, festivals and music projects. I love turning ideas into functional, beautifully crafted digital experiences and audiovisual works, and I enjoy collaborating with teams across different contexts to bring creative projects to life.…I'm Thomas Zaffalon, an Informatics student at USI with a strong background in audiovisual production (CISA). I'm a freelance web developer, filmmaker and musician. I work at the intersection of technology, creativity and production—building custom websites for small businesses and collaborating on film productions, festivals and music projects. I love turning ideas into functional, beautifully crafted digital experiences and audiovisual works, and I enjoy collaborating with teams across different contexts to bring creative projects to life.

Available to hire

Lugano, Switzerland

I’m Thomas Zaffalon, an Informatics student at USI with a strong background in audiovisual production (CISA). I’m a freelance web developer, filmmaker and musician. I work at the intersection of technology, creativity and production—building custom websites for small businesses and collaborating on film productions, festivals and music projects.
I love turning ideas into functional, beautifully crafted digital experiences and audiovisual works, and I enjoy collaborating with teams across different contexts to bring creative projects to life.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Italian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

TV production Intern at SRF, Mini Cuchi, Dini Cuchi (Ticino episode)

April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022

On-set support across departments: crew logistics, meal organisation and transportation coordination.

Driver / Delivery at Ristorante Etnic, Lugano

May 1, 2023 - October 31, 2025

Running the restaurant's home delivery service with company vehicles. Reliability, punctuality and autonomous shift management.

Video editor, Cameraman, Sound recordist at JazzAscona

June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023

Content production for interviews and live concerts, designed for Instagram and YouTube, with editing choices optimised for social media.

Video editor, Cameraman, Sound recordist at Locarno Film Festival

August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023

Content production for interviews during the 2023 festival edition, designed for Instagram and YouTube. Editing tailored for social formats.

Direct sound recordist at Spring Academy — short film «Luca & Elle»

March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024

On-set sound recording for the short film directed by Asma Laajimi and supervised by filmmaker Alice Diop. Close collaboration with the director and crew.

Freelance Web Developer at Self-employed (Lugano) / Worldwide

January 1, 2024 - Present

Hand-coded custom websites (no templates, no page builders) for small businesses, boutiques, restaurants and independent professionals. Focus on mobile-first design, performance and SEO. Clients include Ondus Tattoo, Pronto Pizza da Fabio, Samuel Rhawi by Nursel, PoPaCi, Merge Film Festival.

Video editor, Cameraman, Sound recordist at Locarno Film Festival

August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024

Content production for interviews during the 2024 festival edition, designed for Instagram and YouTube.

System Administrator at PoPaCi

January 1, 2026 - Present

Managing the IT infrastructure and digital presence of the company, founded by my former CISA colleagues. Development of the corporate website and general technical support.