IAFFZ Co-President
Festival Co-Director
Michel Bodmer, born in Zurich in 1958, studied English language and literature, German literature and Comparative literature in Zurich and graduated with an M.A. before going on to work as a freelance translator and film journalist.
From 1987 to 2014 he worked for German-language Swiss National Television, where he was concerned with feature-film acquisitions and programming as well as several years' worth of TV drama production. From 1994 to 2009 he was the responsible editor and host of the late-night cinephile programme "Delikatessen". From 2004 to 2011 he was in charge of all acquired fictional programming at German-language Swiss National Television.
From 2014 to 2023, Michel Bodmer was Deputy Director of Filmpodium Zurich, a repertory cinema operated by the Mayor of Zurich's Office of Cultural Affairs, where he was also responsible for the Arab Film Festival Zurich.
