Patricia Plattner  

Patricia Plattner, born in Geneva (Switzerland) in 1953, studied art history at the University of Geneva before obtaining a degree in mixed media at Geneva’s Fine Arts College (ESAV) in 1975. Working in the visual arts from 1975 to 1983, she put on exhibitions and performances in Switzerland and abroad. In 1979, after travelling around the world for a year thanks to a fine-arts grant from the federal government, she spent several months in Vancouver as an artist-in-residence at the "Western Front" artists’ centre. The same year, she and a couple of artist friends founded "Les Studios Lolos" in Carouge (Geneva), focusing on the graphic arts and photography. In 1982, she published an artist’s book entitled "L’âme du cochon" (The Pig’s Soul - Publ. Benteli). Since founding "Light Night Production S.A." in 1985, Patricia Plattner has devoted herself to filmmaking, and to producing and co-producing numerous films. From 1989 to 1993, she sat on the Suissimage Cultural Commission. In 1993, she conceived the book "Le hibou et la baleine" (The Owl and the Whale - Publ. Zoé) in collaboration with Nicolas Bouvier, as a follow-up to the film of the same name.

That year she also received the UBS Jubilee Foundation Award. From 1994 to 2000, she sat on Pro Helvetia’s Board of Trustees and the Advisory Committee of the Federal Office of Culture in Berne. Winner of the UBS Award (Solothurn Film Festival) in 2000, her latest films include LES PETITES COULUERS, LES DIEUX NE MEURENT JAMAIS, CARNET DE VALSE, and BAZAR. (7/12)