Program: Tributes
Thomas Imbach is a visionary who considers himself something of an outsider on the Swiss film scene. “I’ve never been rooted there,” he has said. “This helps create the necessary distance for artistic independence.” He likes taking risks. With each new film project, he moves into uncharted territory and consciously seeks cinematographic challenges. Imbach was born in Lucerne, Switzerland, in 1962, studying history and philosophy in Basle from 1982 to 1984. A self-taught filmmaker, he has been directing, producing, and editing films in Zurich since 1986. Imbach’s work has consistently tested the boundaries between documentary and narrative, film and video, traditional cinematic techniques and novel technologies. He was one of the first filmmakers to use consumer camcorders for the big screen, linking electronic images with classic 35mm film.