Sebastian Kuonen

Sebastian Kuonen was born in the valley of Niedergesteln in Switzerland. Since his young

teenage years he has been experimenting with smaller film projects, he shot his first short films around the age of 11 as well as beginning his exploration of music. Sebastian graduated from Kollegium Spiritus Sanctus, Brig in 2009 and shortly after pursued filmmaking at the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark. Here he teamed up with fellow filmmaker Jacob K. Glogowski, with whom he directed his graduation film, KNOCKTURNE. Since the EFC Sebastian has been living in Copenhagen focusing on different projects, smaller and larger, the latest being his new short film, Retrograde, which has been in its conception for nearly three years. In 2011 he became a member of the Berlinale Talent Campus alumni by enrolling with KNOCKTURNE and the script for Retrograde as part of his application. Beginning of 2013 Sebastian is temporarily moving back to Switzerland in order to begin his next project, a feature film unfolding its story in the midst of the Swiss Alps.

Selected filmography

- Retrograde, 26 min., 2012
- SELMA, 13 min., 2011
- KNOCKTURNE, 12 min., 2010. Official selection at the camERA Cambridge International Student Film Festival (UK) - Festival de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada, Granada (ES P) - Shnit , International Shortfilm Festival, Bern (CH) - Upcoming Film Makers, Luzern (CH), Winning the prize for Best Directing - participant at the Berlinale Talent Campus 2011, Berlin (DE)
- Fugue, 11 min., 2010
- Ausweg, 3 min., 2009
- Growing Up, 20 min., 2008
- Gery, 15 min., 2006

Jacob K. Glogowski

Born and raised by Polish parents in the northern part of Jutland, Denmark, Jacob K. Glogowski found his early fascination of filmmaking in action movies from the late 80’s and early 90’s. Starting out with realizing small and humorous videos in the later years of primary school, it was not before reaching the age of 19, where he made his first longer film in the city of Kolobrzeg, Poland. In 2009 he joined the new batch of students at The European Film College, where he together with friend and collaborator Sebastian Kuonen wrote and directed his final project, their graduation film KNOCKTURNE. Since then Jacob has stayed in Denmark, first studying at the University of Copenhagen for a couple of years, only to drop out and change his main focus on writing and directing, his latest work being Retrograde. His upcoming project offers a feature film, which takes place in the strange heights and depths of the Swiss Alps.

Selected filmography

- Retrograde, 26 min., 2012
- Predators Point Never, 3 min., 2011
- Window, 3 min., 2011
- Forfølgelsen, 3 min., 2010
- KNOCKTURNE, 12 min., 2010. Official selection at the camERA Cambridge International Student F ilm F estival (UK) - Festival de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada, Granada (ES P) - Shnit , International Shortfilm Festival, Bern (CH) - Upcoming Film Makers, Luzern (CH), Winning the prize for Best Directing - selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus 2011, Berlin (DE)
- Knot Knot etc., 11 min., 2010
- Kollager fra Kolobrzeg, 32 min., 2009