Lionel BAIER

1975, Lionel Baier headed the ECAL Cinema department from 2002-21. He cofounded Bande à part Films with Ursula Meier, Jean-Stéphane Bron and Frédéric Mermoud in 2009, and Bandita with Pauline Gygax and Max Karli in 2017. In 2014, he is awarded with the Grand Prix de la Fondation vaudoise pour la culture that honours a personality who has enriched the country through a strong work. He is also vice-president of the Cinémathèque suisse foundation board and vice-president of Visions du Réel.