Director
Urs Schnell
1951 Born in Bern
1975 Start of journalistic work
1979 University degree in Bern (lic.phil.hist.)
1983 Co-founder of the private radio station Radio Förderband. Radio work
1991 Entry into independent filmmaking
From 1993 worked for Swiss Television. Work in St. Petersburg, Paris and Barcelona
Since 1999 feature documentaries
2006 Founding of the film production company DOKLAB GmbH
Filmography (Selection)
2011: "Bottled Life", Feature-length documentary, 90 mins
2008: "Hooligans – Die dunkle Seite des Fussballs", TV documentary, 49 mins
2006: "Sweat For Blood / Doktor Rotschnauz setzt auf Beny", TV documentary, 51 mins
2004: "Die Jungs vom Berg", TV documentary, 52 mins
2002: "L’Homme Empereur", TV documentary/France, 52 mins
2001: "Der Pinguin Mann", TV documentary, 52 mins