Hercli Bundi (Switzerland)

Hercli Bundi was born in 1964 in Glarus. From 1988 to 1992 he studied film directing and producing at the Ecole cantonale d'art in Lausanne. Together with Vadim Jendreyko he founded in 2002 the production company Mira Film. From 2007 to 2010 he worked in addition as a producer at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste / Master of Arts in Films. As a director Hercli Bundi is interested in the interface between society and art. In his films with Christian Eisenberger ("Eisenberger – Art must be beautiful, as the frog says to the fly" 2018), Ai Weiwei ("The House in the Park", 2010) or Not Vital ("Not Vital - half Man, half Animal", 2000) he is looking for a personal but yet critical access to dominant protagonists. He wants to open a particular insight into their creativity. As a producer and dramaturg Hercli Bundi is enthusiastic about films with a love of cinematic form that appeal to a wide audience.