I am an award-winning filmmaker, video editor, and cameraman with extensive experience in delivering impactful audiovisual storytelling across cinema, television, social media, and campaigning. Over the years, I have developed, written, directed, and edited various documentary films that have been recognized internationally and funded by leading Swiss institutions. My passion lies in visual storytelling that explores social, cultural, and political contexts. I am skilled in collaborating with teams under high-pressure environments and working across different media formats, from social media to full-length cinema documentaries.…

Christof Schaefer

I am an award-winning filmmaker, video editor, and cameraman with extensive experience in delivering impactful audiovisual storytelling across cinema, television, social media, and campaigning. Over the years, I have developed, written, directed, and edited various documentary films that have been recognized internationally and funded by leading Swiss institutions. My passion lies in visual storytelling that explores social, cultural, and political contexts. I am skilled in collaborating with teams under high-pressure environments and working across different media formats, from social media to full-length cinema documentaries.…

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I am an award-winning filmmaker, video editor, and cameraman with extensive experience in delivering impactful audiovisual storytelling across cinema, television, social media, and campaigning. Over the years, I have developed, written, directed, and edited various documentary films that have been recognized internationally and funded by leading Swiss institutions.

My passion lies in visual storytelling that explores social, cultural, and political contexts. I am skilled in collaborating with teams under high-pressure environments and working across different media formats, from social media to full-length cinema documentaries.

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Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced
French
Beginner
Italian
Beginner

Work Experience

Writer, Co-Director at Milan Film AG, Basel
January 1, 2024 - Present
Developing and writing the feature documentary Restore (working title) on collective trauma and healing. This project is supported by the Basel Film Fund.
Video and Communication Specialist at Federal Chancellery of Switzerland, Bern
January 1, 2024 - August 17, 2025
Developed, wrote, and edited audiovisual communication for the Swiss government on social media, including the creation of the new Instagram channel for the Swiss Federal Council launched in October 2022.
Writer, Co-Director, Director of Photography, Co-Editor at Fama Film AG, Zurich
January 1, 2019 - August 17, 2025
Worked on the award-winning cinema documentary Delhi Dreams (80 min) which premiered at the 55th Solothurn Film Festival (2020), had international festival releases in Europe, North America, and Asia, and a Swiss cinema release in 2022.
Writer, Co-Director, Director of Photography at Cineworx GmbH, Zurich / Les Produits Frais, Paris / SRF (Swiss TV) Sternstunde Philosophie
January 1, 2018 - August 17, 2025
Created the Swiss full-feature documentary Miriam Goldschmidt – Erfinderin von Dazwischen (81 min) with cinema and TV release in 2019.
Video Editor and Multimedia Producer at Pardada Pardadi (PPES), New Delhi, India
January 1, 2011 - August 17, 2025
Produced video content and multimedia for an NGO running an innovative girl’s school in rural Uttar Pradesh, India.
Co-Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor at No Way to Heaven Documentary
January 1, 2009 - August 17, 2025
Created a 71-minute documentary premiered at the 43rd Solothurn Film Festival with cinema release in Kultkino, Switzerland in 2009.
Editor at Building Bridges Promotional Film for Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
January 1, 2006 - August 17, 2025
Edited a 25-minute promotional film for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
DOP, Editor at Telebasel, Mash-TV
January 1, 2006 - August 17, 2025
Produced TV reportage for the popular local youth magazine.

Education

Master of Arts in Design at Institute Integrative Design, HGK/FHNW, Basel
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Design at Institute Hyperwerk, HGK/FHNW, Basel
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009
Digital Film Making Diploma at SAE College, Zurich
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Government, Non-Profit Organization

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