Organizer

Festival Director.

Artist and curator, completed Master's degree in Contemporary Arts Practice (Fine Arts) at HKB Bern, studied Philosophy and German Language and Literature at the University of Zurich (MA degree), organizer of series, concerts and events, former program director / head of culture at Kaufleuten.

Program Commission.

Head of Kaufleuten Literature and booker of panels (since 2020), studied Visual Communication at ZHdK and German Linguistics and Literature at the Universities of Zurich and Bern (MA degree). Member of the festival's program committee since 2021.

Program Commission.

German-Swiss cultural journalist and presenter. She studied languages, economics and cultural area studies at the University of Passau. From 2014 to 2023, she hosted the Literature Club on Swiss Radio and Television. Since 2023, she has headed the Literaturhaus Zürich and is a member of the program committee of our festival. (Photo: Hennig Schlottmann)

Program Commission.

Librarian and cultural manager MAS, head of communication and cultural projects at Alte Kaserne Wintherthur, former head of Kaufleuten Literature, Cabaret, Talks and Podiums, involved in the board of Die Literarische Vereinigung Winterthur and on the board of the Carl Heinrich Ernst - Kunststiftung. Member of the festival's program committee since 2020.

Head of Scenography, live streaming and video production.

Artist and specialist in audiovisual design, studied Fine Arts and Animation Film in Zurich, Ghent and Rotterdam (MA degree in Fine Arts). Cornelia Heusser has been developing and designing the scenography for the festival since 2013. Since 2021 she is also the production manager and director (often in personal union) of our livestream and video productions.

Co-director of Scenography.

Design director, studied Visual Communication at the Bern University of the Arts and Design Technologies at the Zurich University of the Arts. Since 2022 Simon Fuhrimann is responsible for the scenography of the festival together with Cornelia Heusser.

Head of Event technology.

Sound technician at SRF (Swiss Radio and Television) and at TeleZüri, as well as event technician at Invasion, has headed the festival's event technology since 2013. Founder and operator of the Heimetli-Records recording studio for high-quality voice, vocal and instrumental recordings.

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Graphics and Web.

Zurich based agency for design, branding and web (founded in 2007), designs and programs for cultural life and companies with vision. Since 2013, Büro Haeberli is responsible for the visual communication of the festival.

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Sparring partner for strategy, marketing and new ideas.

Graphic designer and managing owner of Büro Haeberli - Design, Branding, Web (since 2007). Runs the side projects everythings gmbh (since 2012) and Züri Fondue (since 2016) and teaches in the subject triangle marketing, creativity and self-employment.

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Documentation and Photography.

Artist and curator, studied photography at the F+F School of Art and at the ZHdK (BA in Media & Art) and completed the Master's program in Contemporary Arts Practice (Fine Arts) at the Bern University of the Arts. Since 2009, Livio Baumgartner runs the Zurich offspace Die Diele. He is president of the Foundation for Film, Photography and Video at the Kunstmuseum Bern, board member of Visarte Zurich and since 2013 the "Court Photographer" of the festival.

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Communication.

Certified cultural manager and PR specialist, trained at the Academy for Marketing and Communications (SAWI) and the Swiss Public Relations Institute (SPRI), headed the communications department of a Zurich private bank and worked for many years as a consultant at Prime Communications agency, since 2009 responsible at the Literaturhaus Zürich for Administration, Marketing and Public Relations. She thinks along and helps in the communication of the festival.

Communication.

PhD in linguistics, studied Russian, Polish and contemporary history in Fribourg, St. Petersburg and Bordeaux, has worked at the Literaturhaus Zürich since 2011 (programming, projects), member of the ch series editorial board, freelance editor for various publishers, president of the City of Zürich Literature Commission (2014-2021). She thinks along and helps in the communication of the festival.

Office.

Basic education as a bot, further training in customer service and automation, has been responsible for administration since 2020, takes care of all inquiries and manages the festival office. Since then, everything has been in order.

Please note: We do not accept applications for performances at the festival. For all other questions about the festival, Maria Flores will be happy to help you.

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Video team.

Graduated as a cinematographer in 2022. Has been a member of the festival's video team since 2022 as an assistant director and cinematographer.

Video team.

Camera assistant and video artist, studied fine arts at the Zurich University of the Arts. Since 2021 Tom Karrer has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Video team.

Artist and curator, born in Bafut (Cameroon), studied fine arts and scenography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Since 2021 Esther Kempf, has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Video team.

Argentine artist. Holds a Master's degree in the practice of performing arts and visual arts from the Universidad de Castilla in Madrid. Also studied professional photography at the Escuela de Fotografía Creativa, Argentina, 2010. Since 2022, María Sabato has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Video team.

Independent filmmaker. Studied cinematography at the International Film and TV School (EICTV) in Cuba and worked as a video journalist for art-tv.ch. Currently works at Eberle Filmequipment at camera rental. Sandra Gómez has been part of the festival's video team as a cinematographer since 2022.

Videographer, photographer, and IT specialist. Member of the Schweizer Syndikat Film und Video (SSFV). Part of the festival's video team as a cinematographer in 2023.

Video team.

Scenographer for Film, Theater, Circus, Exhibition and Installation, studied Scenography and film at Zurich University of Arts, and production design for film and theatre at Aalto University Helsinki. Since 2021 Isabelle Simmen has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Head of Set-up Team.

Responsible for the set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Head of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Set-up Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Set-up Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Set-up Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Set-up Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Head of festival bar.

Organizes and manages the festival bar.
Head of hospitality at the Literaturhaus,
Bar manager and artist support at Kaufleuten.

Employee of the festival bar,
Head of the Himmelbar at Kaufleuten.

(Former) Program Commission.

Literary scholar, curator and moderator. Studied German, Romance, Philosophy and Comparative Literature at the Universities of Lausanne, Berlin and Zurich, received her PhD with a thesis on Franz Kafka and photography, was project manager at Heller Enterprises for many years and lecturer for image theory at the F+F School of Art and Design. She was co-director of the Museum Strauhof from 2013 to 2019, and director of the Literaturhaus Zürich from 2013 to 2023. She helped shape the festival as a long-standing member of the festival's program committee from 2014 to 2023.

(Former) Program Commission.

Organizer, journalist, presenter and former head of the cultural department of Kaufleuten, was a long-time member of our Program Commission (2014-2019).

(Former) Social Media.

Studies journalism and organizational communication at ZHAW. She also writes on the book blog Eselsohren.ch and does book radio on Radio Stadtfilter. She managed the social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) for the festival in 2022.

(Former) Social Media.

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Akut Mag, managed the festival's social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) in 2021.