Sebastian Klinger ∙ Cinematographer

ASC Vision Mentorship Program  SXSW 2024 Laurel World Premiere | Sew Torn | Sebastian Klinger Cinematographer

Sebastian Klinger is a Swiss-based cinematographer and producer. He lensed numerous projects for Student Academy Award winner Freddy Macdonald, among which “Sew Torn”, a short film executive produced by Peter Spears (“Nomadland”) and acquired by Searchlight Pictures that qualified for the 2020 Academy Awards. Together with Macdonald, he also shot multiple music videos for three time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito and, most recently, the feature “Sew Torn” starring Eve Connolly (“Vikings”) which premiered at SXSW 2024.

Klinger’s other credits also include short films “The Station In-Between” starring Carlos Leal (“Casino Royale”) as well as numerous commercials and web series. As lead visual effects unit Switzerland he contributed to the Netflix series “Contigo Capitan” and, in the camera department, acclaimed Spanish feature “Color Of Heaven” which premiered at San Sebastián International Film Festival. He was part of the ASC Vision Mentorship program under guidance of David Darby, ASC.

2024

SEW TORN, Feature Film, Freddy Macdonald, Sew Torn, LLC / Orisono (Cinematographer, Producer, VFX Supervisor)

 

2023

HP / COMPUTACENTER, Commercial, Timothy Ross, Orisono (Cinematographer)

COOP – OSTERN, Commercial, Fröhlich, Shining (VFX Supervisor)

POLIZEYPOSCHTÄ FEYF, Comedy Series, Silvia Häselbarth, Häselbarth Filmproduktion / Orisono (Cinematographer)

BAG, Commercial, Fröhlich, Shining (VFX Supervisor)

MIGROS MATE ICE TEA, Commercial, Nishant Dixit, True Story (Cinematographer)

KINDERSCHUTZ, Commercial, Fröhlich, Shining (VFX Supervisor)

ZHAW STUDIES, Commercial, Marco Egger, True Story / Kinamo (Cinematographer)

JETZT LINDENMATTE!, Commercial, Joel Barmettler / Fabio Wyss, Cinefy (Cinematographer)

KÜFNER CARE, Commercial, Lukas Horst, True Story (Cinematographer)

PROGRESSO, Commerical, Tobias Imbach, Sabine Bosshardt Kommunikation (Cinematographer)

LAVILIN, Commercial, Nicholas Beyeler, Salient Media (VFX Supervisor)

 

2022

STUDYING IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT!, Commercial, Fröhlich, Seed (Cinematographer)

CONTIGO CAPITAN, Netflix Series, Javier Fuentes-León, Torneos / 89 Productions / Orisono (Lead VFX Unit Switzerland)

APATE, Short Film, Niklas Burn & Nicholas Beyeler, Salient Media (Cinematographer)

ETH ZÜRICH, Commercial, Adrian Wisard, Seed (Cinematographer)

SCHRODERS – THIS IS SCHRODERS, Commercial, Phoebe Brooks, Absolutturnus / 3 Angry Men (Cinematographer)

MADE VISIBLE, Commercial, Fröhlich, Shining (Electrician)

ABB – DRIVERS OF PROGRESS, Commercial, Jake Joynson, Viven / Media Zoo (Cinematographer)

MOM FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Feature Film, Stanton Barrett, Orisono (2nd Unit DOP)

STALLED, Short Film, Michael Lazovsky, AFI American Film Institute (VFX Supervisor)

MIGROS – SUPPORT YOUR SPORT, Commercial, Elie Kerbage, True Story (Cinematographer)

PHSG, Commcerical, Gabriel Huber, Focus Format (Cinematographer)

LCA AUTOMATION, Commercial, Timothy Ross, Orisono (Cinematographer)

SGKB VORSORGEKAMPAGNE PART 2, Commercial, Othmar Geser, Festland (Cinematographer)

NEO ONE, Commercial, Dominik Gspan (Cinematographer)

PEDRO, Documentary Series, Jona Weyermann, Orisono (Cinematographer)

ON RUNNING, Commercial, Ricardo Perret, Inbound (Gaffer)

SAVE THE CHILDREN, Commercial, Cosima Trittel, Orisono (Cinematographer)

VBS SPORTIFY, Commercial, Nicholas Beyeler, Salient Media (1st AC)

OPPO, Commercial, Céline Högger, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

CURAVIVA, Commercial, Alexander Stratigenas, Orisono (Cinematographer)

SGKB x FCSG, Commercial, Simon Fuchs, SGKB (Cinematographer)

TORCH, Web Series, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis – Part of Accenture (Cinematographer)

L-GAV, Commercial, Tobias Imbach, Bosshard Kommunikation (Cinematographer)

OPPO, Commercial, Michelle Bantel, Oppo (Cinematographer, Editor)

 

2021

PAXMAL, Short Film, Sven Schnyder, Art Schnyder (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

SBB HANDWERK CHALLENGE, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

MIGROS – SUPPORT YOUR SPORT, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

COLOR OF HEAVEN, Feature Film, Joan-Marc Zapata, 89Productions / Arnold Films (Camera Operator)

CURLY BIRD – DANCE TO THE DRUMS, Music Video, Nicholas Beyeler & Niklas Burn, Salient Media (Cinematographer)

UNIVERSITÄT BASEL, Commercial, Adrian Wisard, Seed (Cinematographer)

UBS CONTACT CENTER, Commercial, Urs Berlinger, Viven (Cinematographer)

SHEDDING ANGELS, Short Film, Freddy Macdonald, American Film Institute (VFX Supervisor)

JULIUS BÄR, Commercial, Marco Egger, True Story (Cinematographer)

9HYLLS PART 2, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

ELI GRAF – I DON’T WANNA FALL, Music Video, Fabio Stecher, Orisono (VFX Supervisor)

STADTSPITAL ZÜRICH, Commercial, Urs Berlinger, Viven (Cinematographer)

SGKB VORSORGEKAMPAGNE, Commercial, Othmar Geser, Festland (Cinematographer, Editor)

NEUMATT, SRF Series (Promotion), Yasmine Sihite (Cinematographer)

MAGDALENA, Short Film, Michael Lazovsky, American Film Institute (VFX Supervisor)

STÜSSIHOFSTATT, TV Series, Nicolas Aebi (1st AC)

TRIVADIS x SWISSCOM, Commercial, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis (Cinematographer, Editor)

GESTIRN, Short Film, Fabio Stecher, Cine Royal Productions (VFX Supervisor)

SGKB CONSULTING, Commercial, Sebastian Klinger (Director, Editor)

SPARX SEASON 2, Web Series, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

BW-TEC, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

MC DONALDS, Commercial, Céline Högger, Yxterix (Cinematographer)

CHILDREN OF CHANGE, Short Film, Nitzan Levinson, American Film Institute (VFX Supervisor)

TORCH, Web Series, Matthias Plattner, Trivadis – Part of Accenture (Cinematographer, Editor)

SANITAS, Commercial, Sanitas Versicherungen (Director, Cinematographer, Editor)

HIRSLANDEN, Commercial, Marc Eichin, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

MIGROS MITARBEITERVIDEOS, Commercial, Marco Egger, True Story (Cinematographer)

OPPO FIND X3 PRO, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

 

2020

MAIENSÄSS, Short Film, Sven Schnyder, Art Schnyder (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

UBS APPRENTICESHIP, Commercial, Sebastian Cepeda, Viven GmbH (Cinematographer)

PARADIES, Feature Film, Immanuel Esser, KHM Köln (VFX Supervisor)

CEYLOR – PROTECT YOURSELF, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

HERTZ MY WEEKEND, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

20 MINUTEN NOW, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

OPPO SMARTPHONE, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

SPARX SEASON 1, Web Series, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

SWISSMILK, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

GRETHER’S PASTILLES, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

MICROSOFT CLOUD, Commercial, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

YULLBE, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

ATEMREICH CHILDREN’S HOME, Documentary, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG, (Cinematographer, Editor)

A PIECE OF HEAVEN, Documentary, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

9HYLLS, Commercial, Daniel Koss, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

DIE EINHEIT, Web Series, Lucas Diebold, LET Studios (Gaffer)

RACHEL CARMEN – NOIR ET BLANC, Music Video, Sven Schnyder, Art Schnyder (Cinematographer)

L-GAV TRAINING, Web Series, Matthias Plattner, Line AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

PHOENIX, Short Film, Fabio Stecher, Cine Royal Productions (VFX Supervisor)

SUISA ROYALTIES, Commercial, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

KREDITFABRIK, Commercial, Andrea Elmer, Peax (Cinematographer, Editor)

LOCO ESCRITO x BESTSMILE, Commercial, Ramin Yousofzai, Artsome (2nd AC)

HESS & THE SPANKY HAMMERS – STAY FOR A NIGHT, Music Video, Hannah Dobbertin, Orisono (Gaffer)

GEMAG REAL ESTATE, Commercial, Sergio Herencias, Guave Motion (1st AC)

GOLDEN BUTTERFLY, Music Video, Joëlle Danielle (Cinematographer)

 

2019

SEW TORN, Short Film, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

PÜNT, Short Film, Sven Schnyder, Art Schnyder (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

UPC MY SPORTS – THE DREAM, Documentary Series, Alexander Joho, C-Films (Cinematographer)

FANTASTIC NEGRITO – THE SUIT THAT WON’T COME OFF, Music Video, Freddy Macdonald (Cinematographer)

HERTZ PORTRAITS, Web Series, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

RANDNOTIZ – N.I.L., Music Video, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer, Editor)

MC DONALD’S SHOWDOWN, Commercial, Céline Högger, Yxterix (Cinematographer, Editor)

BKW, Web Series, Oliver Aemisegger, Frame Eleven (Cinematographer)

LAVA CHALLENGE, Commercial, Sergio Herencias, Guave Motion (1st AC)

A TOAST TO LIFE, Short Film, Johannes Horn, Black&White Producutions (Cinematographer)

TIC TRIC TRAC, Web Series, Yves Marty, MartyTrezzini (Cinematographer)

BARCELONA ANNIVERSARY, Documentary, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

NO PANIC!, Commercial, Sergio Herencias, Guave Motion (1st AC)

THE DIGITAL ERA, Commercial, Roger Signer, St.Galler Kantonalbank (Cinematographer, Editor)

SWISSCOM SMART LIFE, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (1st AC)

PERFORMANCE DAYS, Documentary, Andrea Wittmann, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

SWISS DATA FORUM, Commercial, Franziska Joho, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

BEST SMILE, Commercial, Ramin Yousofzai, Artsome (1st AC)

BDO PERFORMANCE, Commercial, Marc Scülfort, BDO (Cinematographer, Editor)

SWISSCOM USECASE, Web Series, Diana Eggenschwiler, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

GEMAG REAL ESTATE, Commercial, Sergio Herencias, Guave Motion (2nd Unit Cinematographer)

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, Short Film, Hannah Dobbertin, Orisono (Gaffer)

 

2018

ZOE, Feature Film, Johannes Thüring, Chaos Turtle (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

M-BUDGET – MONDAY WISDOM, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective / True Story (Cinematographer)

I’M GOOD, Short Film, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

UPC MY SPORTS – THE DREAM, Documentary Series, Alexander Joho, C-Films (Cinematographer)

THE COACHMEN, Short Film, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

M-BUDGET x CHARLES NGUELA, Commercial, Norbert Rieger, True Story (Cinematographer, Editor)

BKW, Web Series, Oliver Aemisegger, Frame Eleven (Cinematographer)

MUNICH BRANCH, Commercial, Ivana Leiseder, Trivadis AG (Cinematographer, Editor)

FANTASTIC NEGRITO – A BOY NAMED ANDREW, Music Video, Freddy Macdonald (Cinematographer)

STAMM, Commercial, Sergio Herencias, Guave Motion (1st AC)

HÄSCH CASH, Commercial, Roger Signer, St.Galler Kantonalbank (Cinematographer, Editor)

EYEBROWS OF DEATH – MOONLIGHT, Music Video, Johannes Thüring, Chaos Turtle (Cinematographer, Editor)

FANTASY BASEL RECAP, Web Series, Sven Schnyder, Guave Motion (Cinematographer, Editor)

RACHEL DIVA – HOME, Music Video, Sven Schnyder, Art Schnyder (Cinematographer)

BRANCH OPENING, Documentary, Roger Signer, St.Galler Kantonalbank (Cinematographer, Editor)

FANTASTIC NEGRITO – THE DUFFLER, Music Video, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

GASTRONOMY PORTRAITS, Web Series, Tobias Imbach, Zenhäusern & Partner AG (Cinematographer)

KATE MCWEY – OUR LAND, Music Video, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

 

2017

EINE Z’VIEL, Web Series, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

THE FATHER OF ART, Short Film, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

CONTRASTS OF PERU, Short Documentary, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer)

FANTASY BASEL RECAP, Web Series, Sven Schnyder, Guave Motion (Cinematographer, Editor)

WHO ARE YOU?, Short Film, Johannes Thüring, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer)

MIGROS A VS B, Commercial, Elie Kerbage, True Story (Cinematographer)

 

2016

GIFTED, Short Film, Freddy Macdonald, Macdonald Entertainment Partners (Cinematographer)

CASSIAN, Web Series, Johannes Thüring, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

SWISS SKI ANALYTICS, Commercial, Lukas Fröhlich, Atem Collective (Cinematographer)

 

2015

CHAIRITY, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, HTW Chur (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

LIVE YOUR FANTASY, Commercial, Flavio Deflorin, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Editor)

 

2014

DINNER FOR THREE, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

STONEMAN – GOLDMARIE, Music Video, Stefan Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Editor)

CIRCUS KNIE, Documentary, Roger Signer, St.Galler Kantonalbank (Cinematographer, Editor)

 

2013

PIUS G., Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

COBANA, Commercial, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

ROCK AM WEIER, Documentary, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

 

2012

SCHACHMATT, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Documentary, Roger Signer, St.Galler Kantonalbank (Cinematographer, Editor)

CASCADE, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Editor)

 

2011

CRASH, Feature Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Producer, Editor)

DECISION, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Editor)

SABRE DANCE, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Editor)

 

2008

TOP SECRET, Short Film, Sebastian Klinger, Klingerfilms (Cinematographer, Editor)