Biographie
Carmen JAQUIER
Carmen Jaquier, born in Geneva, initially learned graphic design before making her first short films as a self-taught filmmaker. She later joined the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). Her graduation film, Le Tombeau des filles, received the Pardino d’argento at the Locarno Film Festival in 2011. Her films La Rivière sous la langue and Heimatland (a collective feature film) were selected for the Locarno Film Festival in 2015. Her first feature film, Thunder released in 2022, has been showcased at various festivals (Toronto, San Sebastian, Busan, Rome) and has received numerous awards, including Best Director at the Marrakech Film Festival. It was chosen to represent Switzerland at the Oscars.