Kaspar Kasics

Born in Interlaken, Kaspar Kasics studied music at the conservatories in Basel and Zurich. He also studied German studies, philosophy and history at the University of Zurich and completed his studies with a Phd. He worked as an editor and TV presenter at the Swiss Television. Since 1990 he is an independent film director and producer. Since 2010, Kasic is once again the president of the association of film directing and scriptwriting Switzerland, a position he already held from 1996 until 2000. He is also a member of the film commisson Switzerland and the cultural commission of Suisseimage. Furthermore, he is a lecturer at the Academy of the Arts Luzern.