2021Nominee
Best Director
Parallel Lives
Frank Matter
Director · Producer · Writer
Sissach, Switzerland
June 8, 1964
Biography
Frank Matter is a Swiss filmmaker, writer, producer, cinematographer and reporter. He first worked as a reporter for various Swiss magazines and newspapers. In 1992 he got into filmmaking as an assitant director on Peter Aschwanden’s «Unzucht – Ermittlungen im Fall des Pädophilen H.». A year later he moved to Brooklyn, where he has been working for many years. After returning to Basel in 2006, he founded the film production company soap factory GmbH. His films have garnered numerous international awards.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Picture
Elephants & Squirrels
1997Nominee
Best Picture
Morocco
Career Highlights
2015Highlight
Best Picture
Grozny Blues
2025Highlight
Best Picture
Quir
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Elephants & Squirrels