Felix von Muralt

Director of Photography

1963 born in Zurich

1982/83 International Center of Photography NYC, Documentary and Photojournalism Program, subsequently work as a photographer.

1983/84 Linguistic and Sociologie Studies, University Zürich

1984/85 Internship at Cinerent Filmequipment Zürich

1985-1992 1st AC (for Lukas Strebel, Pio Corradi, Mathias Kälin i.a.)

Since 1993 free-lance director of photography

Lives in Zurich and works worldwide.

Languages

German, English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Italian (fluent)

Awards

Swiss Film Award 2016 Best Cinematography for “Schellenursli”
Nomination Swiss Film Award 2014 Best Cinematography for “Black Brothers”
Nomination Swiss Film Award 2012 Best Cinematography for “Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari”

Website

www.felixmuralt.com

Cinema & TV (selection)

2024

Blind investigates - Freud's Failure

Director: Mimi Kezele

in production

Mona Film for ARD/ORF

TV movie

2023

Black Sheep

Director: Oliver Rihs

in production

Port au Prince

mini series

2022

Mahata - Side Stories from Main Stations

Director: Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen

Reck Film

cinema documentary

Becoming Giulia

Director: Laura Kaehr

18. Zurich Film Festival 2022

Point Prod with SRF/RTS/RSI

cinema documentary

And You Keep Looking

Director: Michaela Kezele

Hager Moss Film for SWR

TV movie

2021

Christmas Taxi

Director: Dirk Kummer

Relevant Film for ZDF

TV movie

12 Days of Summer

Director: Dirk Kummer

Hager Moss Film for BR

TV movie

2019

Caged Birds

Director: Oliver Rihs

Filmfest Hamburg 2020
24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2020
28th Camerimage Torun 2020

Port au Prince

feature film

2018

Running Away Is No Option

Director: Markus Welter

C-Films

feature film

Monogamish 2nd season (8 x 25 min.)

Director: Güzin Kar und Cosima Frei

Lang Film

TV series

Devoilée

Director: Jacob Berger

Vega Film

TV movie

2017

Monogamish 1st Season (8 x 25 min.)

Director: Güzin Kar

Lang Film

TV series

Shadow Thieves

Director and Script and DoP

Riniker Communications

TV documentary

2016

Altitudes

Director: Pierre Antoine Hiroz

Idip Films

TV movie

2014

Little Mountain Boy

Director

Co-Director: Xavier Koller

31st Festival de Cine de Guadalajara 2016
10th Intl. Children's Film Festival Bruxelles 2016
The Chicago Intl. Children's Film Festival 2016
35th Oulu Intl. Children's Film Festival 2016

Swiss Film Award 2016 for Best Cinematography

C-Films

feature film

Exit Oerlikon

Director: Paul Riniker

51. Solothurner Filmtage 2015

51. Solothurner Filmtage 2015 - Publikumspreis

Triluna Film

feature film

2013

Suddenly German

Director: Robert Ralston

Hugofilm

TV movie

2012

Black Brothers

Director: Xavier Koller

Nominierung Schweizer Filmpreis 2014 für die Beste Kamera

Enigma Film/Dschoint Ventscher

feature film

The Last Mentsch

Director: Pierre Henry Salfaty

25th San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2015 - Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature

Elsani Film/Fama Film

feature film

2011

Someone Like Me

Director: Xavier Koller

Nomination Swiss Film Award 2012 for Best Cinematography

Catpics Zürich

feature film

Dead Fucking Last

Director: Walter Feistle

Tilt Productions

feature film

2010

La Traversée

Director: Bruno Deville

Le Flair Lausanne

short film

2009

Little Paradise

Director: Paul Riniker

Hugofilm

feature film

Jean Tinguely

Director: Thomas Thümena

Hugofilm

TV documentary

2008

The Phantastic Case of Frida

Director: Sabine Boss

Abrakadabra Films

TV movie

Champions

Director: Riccardo Signorell

Lichtspile / Ringier TV

feature film

2007

The Sectret of Murk

Director: Sabine Boss

C-Films

feature film

2006

Zara

Director: Ayten Mutlu

Ribald Film/Amour Fou

feature film

Marameo

Director: Rolando Colla

Peacock Film/TSI

TV movie

2005

Her Second Chance

Director: Tobias Ineichen

Grand Prix for Best TV Movie, Cinéma Tout Ecran Geneva 2006

HesseGreutert AG

TV movie

La vie, la vraie

Director: Heikki Arekallio

Septembre Productions Paris for France 2

TV movie

Disasters at Sea

Director: Xavier Koller

C-Films for SF

TV movie

2004

Un coin d’Azur

Director: Heikki Arekallio

Nelka Films for France 2

TV movie

Hulk's Fault

Director: Peter Reichenbach

C-Films for DRS

TV movie

2003

Gender Female

Director: Dirk Kummer

Gambit Film for SWR

TV movie

A Man on the Road

Director: Fred Mermoud

Grand Prix for Best TV Movie, Cinéma Tout Ecran Genf 2004

Hamster Films/Saga for France 2/TSR

TV movie

2002

Blackberry

Director: Oliver Rihs

Fama Film

feature film

2001

Scheherazade

Director: Riccardo Signorell

54th Festival internationale del Film Locarno 2001 (Premiere)

Arsenfilm

feature film

1993

La rusna rearsa

Director: Dino Simonett

46. Festival internationale del film Locarno 1993 (UA)

feature film

as director

2017 Shadow Thieves Dokumentarfilm, Riniker Communications

2009 Brandstifter Kinokurzfilm, Bernard Lang AG, Zürich und KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production, Wien

62. Festival internationale del film Locarno 2009
15e Cinéma Tous Ecrans 2009
45. Solothurner Filmtage 2010
31. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2010
8th Be Film – The Underground Film Festival 2011

2005 Visite Medicale Kinokurzfilm, Wakafilms Lugano und 1001 Productions Paris

58. Festival internationale del film Locarno 2005
27. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2006

Caged Birds

(2019)

feature film, Port au Prince

Director: Oliver Rihs

with Marie Leuenberger, Joel Basmann

Filmfest Hamburg 2020
24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2020
28th Camerimage Torun 2020

Shadow Thieves

(2017)

TV documentary, Riniker Communications

Director: Felix von Muralt

Script: Felix von Muralt

DoP: Felix von Muralt

Little Mountain Boy

(2014)

feature film, C-Films

Director: Xavier Koller

with Jonas Hartmann, Marcus Signer, Tonia Maria Zindel

31st Festival de Cine de Guadalajara 2016
10th Intl. Children's Film Festival Bruxelles 2016
The Chicago Intl. Children's Film Festival 2016
35th Oulu Intl. Children's Film Festival 2016

Swiss Film Award 2016 for Best Cinematography