Luca Zuberbühler is a Swiss film director, writer & editor based in Brussels and Zurich.
Contact
lucazub@gmail.com
Vita
Luca Zuberbühler was born in 1986 in Bülach, Switzerland. In 2013, he completed his film studies at the Zurich University of the Arts with his BA diploma film Lothar, which won the H.R. Giger Narcisse Award and the Méliès d'Argent for Best European Fantasy Short Film and was screened at numerous international festivals. In 2016, he moved to Brussels, where he studied at Luca School of Arts and l’Atelier de Direction d’Acteurs with Beatriz Flores Silva. Along the way, he worked as an editor on various projects, including the Oscar-nominated live-action short film Ala Kachuu. In 2021, he decided to devote himself to screenwriting and was fortunate enough to be selected for the Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich with his story Evolution. In 2023, he was chosen for the prestigious European development program LIM | Less is More to develop another feature film, the Sci-Fi Comedy Heads. He works on socially critical fantasy stories, striving to create original and unexpected films.
Universities & Programs
LIM | Less is More, feature Heads, Le Groupe Ouest, Brittany, France, 2023
Drehbuchwerkstatt München, feature Evolution, HFF, Munich, Germany, 2021 - 2022
Directing & Acting Atelier, Beatriz Flores Silva, Belgium, 2016 - 2019
Master of Arts in Film, Luca School of Arts, Belgium, 2016 - 2018
Pustnik Screenwriters Residency, Romania, 2017
ZFF Academy, Zurich Film Festival, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Film, Zurich University of the Arts, 2008 - 2013
Journalism, Film Sciences, UZH, Zurich, 2007 - 2008
Drehbuchwerkstatt München, feature Evolution, HFF, Munich, Germany, 2021 - 2022
Directing & Acting Atelier, Beatriz Flores Silva, Belgium, 2016 - 2019
Master of Arts in Film, Luca School of Arts, Belgium, 2016 - 2018
Pustnik Screenwriters Residency, Romania, 2017
ZFF Academy, Zurich Film Festival, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Film, Zurich University of the Arts, 2008 - 2013
Journalism, Film Sciences, UZH, Zurich, 2007 - 2008
Filmography
Selected credits only.
In Development
Heads – feature, sci-fi comedy
Evolution – feature, sci-fi comedy
Mirror World – short, fantasy-drama
Evolution – feature, sci-fi comedy
Mirror World – short, fantasy-drama
Short Films
Existe! – (9 min), fantasy drama, Belgium, 2019
Lothar – (13 min), fantasy comedy, Switzerland, 2013 (175+ festivals & 30 awards)
Mit Scheiss – (5 min), comedy, Switzerland, 2011
QFTV – (2 min), comedy, Switzerland, 2008
Making of 'Der Freund' – (23 min), documentary, Switzerland, 2008
Daywatch – (15 min), short documentary, USA/Switzerland, 2006
Lothar – (13 min), fantasy comedy, Switzerland, 2013 (175+ festivals & 30 awards)
Mit Scheiss – (5 min), comedy, Switzerland, 2011
QFTV – (2 min), comedy, Switzerland, 2008
Making of 'Der Freund' – (23 min), documentary, Switzerland, 2008
Daywatch – (15 min), short documentary, USA/Switzerland, 2006
Editing
WYLD – (95 min), Feature by Ralph Etter, Julian M. Grünthal, in post-production – 2025
Leopold's Sacred Heart – (20 min), Short documentary by Philippe van der Loo, Belgium – 2024
The Art of Love – (100 min), Feature by Philippe Weibel *Netflix UK – 2022
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run – (38 min), Short film by Maria Brendle *Oscar Nomination 2022
Beatrix, Short film by Maria Sigrist – (20 min), Tragicomedy, CINEWORX – 2015
Die Roten Schuhe – (9 min), Short film by Aurora Vögeli, *Nomination editing, Deutscher Kamerapreis – 2014
Leopold's Sacred Heart – (20 min), Short documentary by Philippe van der Loo, Belgium – 2024
The Art of Love – (100 min), Feature by Philippe Weibel *Netflix UK – 2022
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run – (38 min), Short film by Maria Brendle *Oscar Nomination 2022
Beatrix, Short film by Maria Sigrist – (20 min), Tragicomedy, CINEWORX – 2015
Die Roten Schuhe – (9 min), Short film by Aurora Vögeli, *Nomination editing, Deutscher Kamerapreis – 2014
2nd Unit Director / 2nd AD
La Femme et le TGV – (30 min), function: 2nd Unit Director, Short by Timo Von Gunten *Oscar Nomination 2016
Parvaneh – (25 min), function: 2nd AD, Short by Talkhon Hamzavi *Oscar Nomination 2015
Parvaneh – (25 min), function: 2nd AD, Short by Talkhon Hamzavi *Oscar Nomination 2015
Awards | Nominations
Selected awards only.
Existe!
Winner Production Design, Watersprite Film Festival, Cambridge, UK – 2021
Special Mention, 42. Semana de Cine de Lugo, Spain – 2020
Special Mention, 5th Festival del Cine de Zaragoza, Spain – 2020
Special Mention, 42. Semana de Cine de Lugo, Spain – 2020
Special Mention, 5th Festival del Cine de Zaragoza, Spain – 2020
Lothar
Méliès d’Argent, Best European Fantastic Short (Director), Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival – 2014
Best Swiss Short (Director), H.R. Giger "Narcisse", Neuchâtel – 2014
Best Director, Upcoming Film Makers, Schweizer Jungfilmfestival – 2015
Best Short Film, Alto Vicentino International Short Film Festival – 2015
Special Jury Award, Dakino, Bucharest – 2015
Best Student Director, Sapporo Short Film Festival – 2014
Jury Prize, European Short Film Festival, MIT, Boston – 2014
Best Film, Grand Prix, Göttinger Kurzfilmfestival – 2014
Best Short Film, Gässli Film Festival, Basel – 2014
Junior Teens Award, Capalbio Cinema – 2014
Audience Award “SHOTS”, Best International Short Film, Nocturna, Madrid – 2014
Nomination, Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis (Director) – 2014
Nomination, 35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – 2014
Nomination, 28. Leeds International Film Festival – 2014
Nomination, 42. Huesca International Film Festival – 2014
ZHDK Selection, Best Fiction Film, CILECT Prize – 2014
Best Swiss Short (Director), H.R. Giger "Narcisse", Neuchâtel – 2014
Best Director, Upcoming Film Makers, Schweizer Jungfilmfestival – 2015
Best Short Film, Alto Vicentino International Short Film Festival – 2015
Special Jury Award, Dakino, Bucharest – 2015
Best Student Director, Sapporo Short Film Festival – 2014
Jury Prize, European Short Film Festival, MIT, Boston – 2014
Best Film, Grand Prix, Göttinger Kurzfilmfestival – 2014
Best Short Film, Gässli Film Festival, Basel – 2014
Junior Teens Award, Capalbio Cinema – 2014
Audience Award “SHOTS”, Best International Short Film, Nocturna, Madrid – 2014
Nomination, Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis (Director) – 2014
Nomination, 35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – 2014
Nomination, 28. Leeds International Film Festival – 2014
Nomination, 42. Huesca International Film Festival – 2014
ZHDK Selection, Best Fiction Film, CILECT Prize – 2014
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run (Editing)
Nomination, Best Live Action Short Film, Academy Awards – 2022
Die Roten Schuhe (Editing)
Nomination, Best Editing, Deutscher Kamerapreis – 2014