Darwin's Notebook

Director : Georges Schwizgebel / 2020 / 9 min 20 / Switzerland / Prod. : GDS Studio

Director, Script, Graphic design, Animation, Camera, Sets, Editing

Georges Schwizgebel

Georges Schwizgebel attended the School of Fine Arts and Decorative Arts in Geneva (1960-65), then worked in an advertising agency. In 1970, he founded GDS Studio and began producing and directing short animated films. From his film "The Flight of Icarus" (1974) to "Darwin’s Notebook" (2020), he directed some twenty films, which most of them won international awards. "78 Tours" (1985) and "Ride to the Abyss" (1992) are among the 2006 Annecy Festival's "100 most memorable animated films".

Filmography : La  Bataille de San Romano (2017), Erlkonig (2015), Along the Way (2012), Romance (2011), Retouches (2008), Game (2006), The Man With No Shadow (2004), The Young Girl and the Clouds (2000), Fugue (1998), ZigZag (1996), The Year of the Deer (1995), Ride to the Abyss (1992), The Subject of the Picture (1989), Nakounine (1986), 78 Tours (1985), The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein (1982), Hors-jeu (1977), Perspectives (1975), The Flight of Icarus (1974).

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