Biography

Edouard Getaz was born in Lausanne in 1973, and now lives in New York City. Having studied film direction and production at New York University, he works both as director and producer.

Since he was a teenager and for almost fifteen years, Edouard contributed to the organization and programming of the Cully Jazz Festival, which became one of the main jazz festivals in Switzerland.

In 1999, Edouard obtained his law degree from the University of Fribourg. He co-founded an event communication agency, where he was the Artistic Director for five years before turning to the field of cinema.

His first short film, Virgin Red (2005) met with key success in 2006 on the festival circuit on several continents (most notably: Locarno, Melbourne, Rhode Island, Amman, etc.). His second short, Freud's Magic Powder (2009) - selection Locarno Film Festival - is a period drama/comedy.

Edouard has been a show producer for over ten years. He recently produced a version of "Peter and the Wolf" with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra at the Disney Hall in Los Angeles.

As producer/director, Edouard is developing a feature-length fiction, Risk, a thriller based on a true story.
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