Karim Patwa

Karim Patwa (born August 13, 1968) is a Swiss-English film director and screenwriter. He gained international attention especially through his film Drift, which won three prizes at the Max Ophüls Festival 2015[1][2] and the NDR-directing prize,[3] and was also nominated for the Swiss Film Award 2015.[4]

Karim Patwa
Karim Patwa at the Max Ophüls Film Festival 2015
Born
Karim Patwa

(1968-08-13) August 13, 1968
London, England
NationalitySwiss, British
EducationInstitute of Applied Arts, Schule für Gestaltung
Known forFilm
Notable work
Drift

Life and career

Karim Patwa grew up in Orpund. After school he did an apprenticeship as an electrical mechanic, at the same time he attended evening classes in photography at the Biel School of Design. Then he worked from 1989 to 1991 as a press photographer at the Bieler Tagblatt.[5] From 1992 to 1996 Karim Patwa studied at the Lucerne School of Art and Design and graduated with the diploma of the faculty of video.[2] Since then he has worked as a freelance film director and screenwriter. His creations include music videos, commercials and short films.

Filmography

Feature Film

Video
  • 2004: Karim Patwa's Spaceship

Shorts
  • 1996: ON-OFF
  • 1997: Unglaublich aber war
  • 1999: Der AV-Werkstattsupporter
  • 2002: Heartcore
  • 2007: High Above Ground
  • 2007: Die Chronomanen
  • 2008: Brüder

Music Videos
  • ADO – All tomorrows birthday partys
  • Züri West – One more blues
  • Salmonella Q – Kill the DJ

References
  1. "Preisträger 2015" (in German). Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis. 2015-01-24. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  2. "Press kit for 'Drift'" (PDF) (in German). Langfilm. 2015-02-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  3. "Article by NDR" (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  4. "Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  5. "BIO&CV at karimpatwa.com". Retrieved 2015-05-28.
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