Thomas Koerfer

Thomas Koerfer
Born23 March 1944 (1944-03-23) (age 82)
Bern, Switzerland
OccupationFilmmaker

Thomas Koerfer (born 23 March 1944) is a Swiss film director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

Born in Bern, Koerfer studied economics and sociology in Berlin, Munich and St. Gallen. He started his career as assistant director of Alexander Kluge and Brunello Rondi. His film debut The Death of the Flea Circus Director [fr] was screened at the International Critics' Week of the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, while his 1983 film Embers entered the main competition at the 40th Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Krautz, Alfred; Krautz, Hille; Krautz, Joris (1993). "Koerfer, Thomas". Encyclopedia of Film Directors in the United States of America and Europe: Crime films to 1995. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-598-21502-5.
  2. ↑ British Film Institute (1999). "Koerfer, Thomas". The BFI Companion to German Cinema. BFI Pub. pp. 151–. ISBN 978-0-85170-750-1.
  3. ↑ Museum of Modern Art (New York) (1992). 45 Years: Cannes Festival International Du Film. Museum of Modern Art. p. 41.
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Harlan (Nov/Dec 1983). "Fellini's Ship Sails into Venice". New York, Vol. 19, Fasc. 6. pp. 2–6. ProQuest 210242384.