Jonas Scheu is a filmmaker and photographer. At the heart of his work: communities and figures at the threshold, between tradition and disappearance, between spiritual world and social reality.
Jonas Scheu, born 1980 in Switzerland, works as a filmmaker, photographer and cultural mediator. Master in Film Directing, HES-SO ECAL/HEAD Geneva. Working independently since 2007.
At the heart of his work are communities and figures at the threshold, alpine collectives, Southeast Asian diasporas, spiritual outsider figures. His practice moves between European auteur cinema, ethnographic photography and participatory cultural heritage work.
His films have screened at Visions du Réel (Nyon), DOK.fest Munich, the Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival and other international festivals. He is a member of Suissimage, ARF/FDS and the Académie du Cinéma Suisse, and a board member of Filmgilde Biel/Bienne. Founder of Amrit Medias Sàrl.
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Festivals & Awards — Selected
- Visions du Réel, Nyon — International Competition 2017 (Ma Yan Chan – Waves of Transition); Competition (Hladivode – Cooling Waters)
- DOK.fest Munich 2017 (Ma Yan Chan – Waves of Transition)
- Solothurner Filmtage — Competition (Hladivode – Cooling Waters)
- Aung San Suu Kyi Award — HRHDIFF Yangon 2017 (Ma Yan Chan – Waves of Transition)
- Prix Farel — Festival international du film à thématique religieuse, Neuchâtel (Amrit – Nectar of Immortality)
Filmography
2017
Ma Yan Chan – Waves of Transition, documentary, 29 minutes, Myanmar
2016
Hladivode – Cooling Waters, fiction, 8 minutes, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016
The Swiss Rabbit Breeder, documentary, 8 minutes, Switzerland
2012
Amrit – Nectar of Immortality – A Journey to the Kumbh Mela, documentary, 52 minutes, India
2007
Prima materia, fiction, 4 minutes, Switzerland
Educatoin and Professional Experience
Since 2023
Active member and project leader, association Lebendige Geschichte(n), Naters
2022
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) HES-SO, Gestion des collections d’art, Geneva
2017–2020
Assistant pédagogique HES, Département Cinéma/cinéma du réel, HEAD Geneva
2014–2016
Master of Arts HES-SO in Cinéma (Film Directing), ECAL/HEAD Geneva
2012/14/16/18
Co-conception Greenpeace Photo Award (international)
2011–2014
Visual Communication Manager / Picture Desk, Greenpeace Switzerland
Since 2011
Founder & Managing Director, Amrit Medias Sàrl — photography, audiovisual production, graphic and web design
Since 2007
Independent filmmaker and photographer
2003–2007
Diplôme HES Arts Visuels, HEAD Geneva
Video Art, Photography
Since 2001
Independent graphic and web designer
1997–2001
Apprenticeship in graphic design, Uster/Zurich — Federal Diploma of Vocational Education (EFZ) 2001
1996–1997
Foundation course, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)