Piet Baumgartner, Visual Artist
Piet Baumgartner is an experienced visual artist and director with a transdisciplinary approach to film, theater and fine arts. He is interested in people, machines and emotions. His production EWS about the biggest political scandal in the Swiss parliament was named best play of the year. Piet's documentary The Driven Ones about the business elite of tomorrow was invited to compete at the world's most important documentary film festival IDFA and was nominated for the Swiss Film Award. His latest work Bagger Drama has just earned him the New Directors Award at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.
Piet likes to work collaboratively, for example with theater maker Julia Reichert or musician Rio Wolta, and has won numerous international awards. He is based in Zurich where he also teaches at the F+F School of Art and Design.