Leon Schwitter
Leon Schwitter was born 1994 in Lenzburg, Switzerland. 2016-2021 Bachelor Film at the ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts) with a focus on screenwriting. In 2018, he founded the production company EXIT Filmkollektiv with other filmmakers, where he works as a director and producer. His short film So Far, So Good premiered at various international film festivals and was broadcast on ARTE, SRF and ARD, among others. His first feature film Retreat was shown at numerous festivals worldwide, including Mar del Plata, Thessaloniki, Seattle and Locarno, and won the First Look Award (Locarno 2021), the Golden Alexander (Thessaloniki 2022) and a FIPRESCI Prize (Schwerin 2023). He lives and works in Zurich.
Filmography
Stop Bath (short, 2013), Dä Kleiderschrank (short, 2014), Viktor (short, 2015), So Far, So Good (short, 2021), Retreat (2022), The World Upside Down (2025).