BIOGRAPHY
Meret Madörin was born in 1987 at the baltic sea and grew up in Switzerland. Early on it was clear to her, that both the photographic image and the cinematic moving image, and thus the work behind the camera, would be the common thread of her professional path. She has been working in the film industry since 2009 and studied at the Zurich University of the Arts (Bachelor of Arts in Film, CH) until 2013. After Meret Madörin worked as an assistant camera for numerous national and international feature films, TV movies and series, she completed a Master‘s degree in Cinematography at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF (D).
In 2020 she was nominated for the Michael-Ballhaus-Prize from First Steps with the short film «Trading Happiness» directed by Đuc Ngô Ngoc. The multi-award-winning feature documentary «Three Women» by Maksym Melnyk celebrated its world premiere at Dok Leipzig in 2022, followed by numerous film festivals and awards worldwide. The six-part series «Made in Germany» (Studio Zentral, ARD) and the feature documentary «Exile Never Ends» by Bahar Bektaş (Pink Shadow Films) are both in evaluation. Lately, «Exile Never Ends» got awarded with the FIPRESCI award for Best Documentary at 45th Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival and won the Award for Best Documentary at Hessischer Filmpreis.
The feature film «Puppen & Krieger» directed by Lisa Blatter and produced by Lomotion AG (CH) is currently in postproduction.
Creating a new world through filmmaking is her passion. She always strives to develop or portray a cinematic world that touches, encourages, entertains and creates connections between cultures, themes and people. Meret Madörin is based in Berlin and Zurich and enjoys working worldwide. Meret Madörin is represented by agent Patricia Barona from Talent Republic Agency and a member of the SCS (Swiss Cinematographers Society) and the Women Cinematographers Network.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2020 Nomination Michael-Ballhaus-Preis for «Trading Happiness» / D
2013 Award BEST CAMERA for «Sturm», Shortfilm Festival, Basel / CH
2009 Culture Award (Kulturförderpreis) of the city Burgdorf / CH
PRESSE
→ Interview BEYOND THE SCREEN, Swiss Films
LINKS
→ SCS, Swiss Cinematographers Society
→ Women Cinematographers Network
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