Timo von Gunten is a screenwriter and director based in Zurich. His creative childhood helped him direct his first film projects from an early age. From 2010 to 2017, various short films followed and were shown and awarded at international film festivals such as Dubai, Sapporo or Locarno. In 2017, his work LA FEMME ET LE TGV (Jane Birkin) was nominated for an Academy Award® and won the Swiss Film Award. In 2020, Timo completed the Master in Screenwriting at the art school of Zurich. He is now pursuing his feature film career mainly as a director. From October 2021 to March 2022, Timo has been working as a co-director (B-unit) with acclaimed Swiss director Michael Steiner on the 6-episode series Beschatter (Swiss National TV production).