Chris Niemeyer
* 1973 in Zurich.
Following his studies at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires, Chris Niemeyer worked as a writer and director. He is also a founder member of Plan B Film in Zurich.
Official website: http://www.planbfilm.ch
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631124/
FILMS directed by CHRIS NIEMEYER
Las pelotas
Switzerland 2009, 15 min, 35 mm
Director: Chris Niemeyer | Screenwriters: Laura Albornoz, Pablo Aguilar, Chris Niemeyer | Production: HC Vogel, Plan B Film | Cinematographer: Philipp Koller | Editing: Gion-Reto Killias | Cast: Jorge Roman, Jorge Pedraza, Monica Lairana, Lorena Vega
Having had their dream of a big club (and big money) in sight, Chato and Lopez are bitterly disappointed following the football match in the Argentine provinces. Their sons aren’t good enough: the one’s head and the other’s legs in combination – that would be the ticket! Enter the cow breeding mother-in-law. Chris Niemeyer succeeds in creating a masterfully satirical tale of rogues.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2010, Fiction and Documentary 4
Awards:
LG Audience Award, VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2010
Swiss Award, shnit - International Short Film Festival 2009
Leopards of Tomorrow - Best Swiss Film, Locarno International Film Festival 2009
OTHER FILMS:
Tag und Nacht (TV series, 2008)
Timing (1999)