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Ufuk Emiroglu
Ufuk Emiroglu is a Turkish-Swiss scriptwriter and director who trained at HEAD (Geneva) and RTS. After several short fiction films, she made her first feature-length documentary, a hybrid of reality, fiction and animation in 2013, My Father, the Revolution and Me. The film was shown at a number of international festivals, including Locarno, Solothurn and FIPADOC. It won the Johan van der Keuken New Talent Award in Istanbul and was nominated one of the best documentaries at the Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards.
Her first feature film, Sevda, was released in 2026.
Alongside her work as a director and scriptwriter, she is training to write screenplays, has a Bachelor's degree in psychology and occasionally works as a "psynarist" consultant.
Coaching offer: using reality to tell a story.
A writer and director, Ufuk Emiroglu works on both documentary and fiction projects, from writing to production, paying particular attention to the real-life experiences fuelling the work or the characters, both in very personal films and fictional narratives.
It will help to structure the story, clarify the dramatic issues and develop strong characters, drawing on personal experience.
In documentary projects, she will help to identify the heart of the story, taking into account the emotional and psychological dimensions of the creative process, particularly for first-person films.
She also provides assistance with challenges stemming from team management and benevolent management.
Languages: French, English
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Ramon Zürcher
Ramon Zürcher, born in 1982 in Aarberg (Bern), is a film director and screenwriter. Having completed a degree in art at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), he pursued studies in film directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). His first film, DAS MERKWÜRDIGE KÄTZCHEN (2013), premiered at the forum of the Berlinale, followed by more than 80 festivals and numerous awards. His follow-up film, DAS MÄDCHEN UND DIE SPINNE (2021), also premiered at the Berlinale, where it won the Best Director Award and the FIPRESCI Award in the Encounters category. THE SPARROW IN THE FIREPLACE, the last part of Zürcher’s animal trilogy about human coexistence, premiered in the International Competition of the Locarno Film Festival in 2024. The film has received numerous awards, including the Swiss Film Prize and the German Film Critics’ Award. Ramon Zürcher is currently writing the romantic drama DIE JUNGE FRAU MIT DEM BRECHEISEN (AT).
Coaching offer:
Ramon Zürcher offers to help develop a screenplay or a concept for an audiovisual work during a process of exchange. He is open to both classical storytelling and alternative, experimental narrative strategies. In terms of content, he is interested in a variety of themes and approaches – be they documentary, fictional or hybrid forms. When writing a classic screenplay, the development of characters and scenes takes centre stage. If film material has already been shot, edited versions can also be discussed.
Languages: German
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Joël Jent
Joël Jent was born in 1983 and grew up in Toggenburg. He studied political science, philosophy, film studies and social/economic history at the University of Zurich (Master of Arts, 2010). He then briefly worked as a journalist. Joël Jent has been producing, writing and making short, documentary and feature films since 2003. He produced the award-winning films ‘Baghdad in my Shadow’ and the 3D documentary ‘Iraqi Odyssey’, as well as the short films ‘Bon Voyage’ (winner of the Swiss Film Award) and ‘Facing Mecca’ (winner of the Student Academy Award 2017). He also wrote the screenplays for two episodes of the series ‘Maloney’ and co-wrote Ali Al-Fatlawi’s feature film ‘The Blind Ferryman’. Joël Jent is a member of the European and Swiss Film Academies and works as a freelance filmmaker and lecturer.
Coaching offer:
How to deal with internal and external perspectives? How can projects involving cross-cultural content best be implemented inclusively? In addition to guidance on overcoming potential challenges, the coaching includes strategies, approaches and real-world experience for creating, launching and monetising projects that draw on transcultural narratives. It supports participants throughout the process of crafting a solution tailored to their specific narrative.
Language: German
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Important note: Applications must be submitted exclusively via the Migros Culture Percentage online application portal. If you do not yet have a login for the application portal, you first need to create one before you can access the application form.