Beat Kuert

Beat Kuert

Strengths: Film Industry, Creative and Art Industry

Born 1946 in Zurich, Beat Kuert lives and works in Arzo, Switzerland In 1966 he made his first experimental films and the following year began working as a director for Turnus Film Zurich in 1968. In 1971, after a stay in Latin America, he made his first documentary. The next year he began cooperating with the Swiss German Television on cultural programs. In 1996 he started making television documentaries about famous architects, including Jean Nouvel, Mario Botta, Herzog & de Meuron. Acknowledged as one of the most audacious explorers of his generation in Switzerland, in 2005 he created the group “dust & scratches” which is concerned with video art, performances and music. His experimental works include: “Die Zeit ist böse” (1981), “Pi-errotische Beziehungen” (1982), “Il grande inquisitore” (1991) and

“Am Ende der Zeit” (1998); are considered to be his most important works of fiction: “Schilten” (1979), “Martha Dubronski” (1984/85), “Deshima” (1986) and “L’assassina” (1990) starring Margaret Mazzantiniand Elena Sofia Ricci.