Organizer

Festival Director.

Artist and curator, completed Master's degree in Contemporary Arts Practice (Fine Arts) at HKB Bern, studied Philosophy and German Language & Literature at the University of Zurich (MA degree). Organizer of series, concerts and events. Founder of Zurich Literature Festival. Former program director / head of culture at Kaufleuten.

Program Commission.

Head of Kaufleuten Literature and booker of panels (since 2020), studied Visual Communication at ZHdK and German Linguistics and Literature at the Universities of Zurich and Bern (MA degree). Member of the festival's program committee since 2021.

Program Commission.

Cultural journalist, TV moderator and director of Literaturhaus Zürich. She studied languages, economics and cultural area studies at the University of Passau. From 2014 to 2023, she hosted the Literature Club on Swiss Television (SRF). Since 2023, she has headed the Literaturhaus Zurich and is a member of the program committee of our festival.

Program Commission.

Librarian and cultural manager MAS, head of communication and cultural projects at Alte Kaserne Winterthur, former head of Kaufleuten Literature, Cabaret, Talks and Podiums, involved in the board of Die Literarische Vereinigung Winterthur and on the board of the Carl Heinrich Ernst - Kunststiftung. Member of the festival's program committee since 2020.

Head of Scenography.

Artist and specialist in audiovisual design, studied Fine Arts and Animation Film in Zurich, Ghent and Rotterdam (MA degree in Fine Arts). Cornelia Heusser has been developing and designing the scenography for the festival since 2013. In 2020, together with Simon Fuhrimann, she founded the creative duo 'FUTARI', which not only develops enchanting stage designs, but also beautiful picture books. From 2021 to 2023 she was also the production manager and director (often in personal union) of our livestream and video productions.

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Co-director of Scenography.

Design director, studied Visual Communication at the Bern University of the Arts and Design Technologies at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2020, Simon Fuhrimann and Cornelia Heusser founded the creative duo 'FUTARI', which specializes in enchanting stage sets and picture books. Since 2022, he is co-director of the scenography of the festival.

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Head of Event technology.

Sound technician at SRF (Swiss Radio and Television) and at TeleZüri, as well as event technician at Invasion, has headed the festival's event technology since 2013. Founder and operator of the Heimetli-Records recording studio for high-quality voice, vocal and instrumental recordings.

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Graphics and Web.

Zurich based agency for design, branding and web (founded in 2007), designs and programs for cultural life and companies with vision. Since 2013, Büro Haeberli is responsible for the visual communication of the festival.

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Sparring partner for strategy, marketing and new ideas.

Graphic designer and managing owner of Büro Haeberli - Design, Branding, Web (since 2007). Runs the side projects everythings gmbh (since 2012) and Züri Fondue (since 2016) and teaches in the subject triangle marketing, creativity and self-employment.

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Head of Video team.

Graduated as a cinematographer in 2022. Has been a member of the festival's video team since 2022 as an assistant director and cinematographer. Head of livestream and video production since 2024.

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Video team.

Completion of Master's degree in Film at the HSLU in 2024. She originally completed a commercial apprenticeship, later a social/healthy vocational baccalaureate and a bachelor's degree in art and media at the ZHdK. She has been part of the video team as assistant director since 2024.

Video team.

Artist and curator, born in Bafut (Cameroon), studied fine arts and scenography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Since 2021 Esther Kempf, has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Video team.

Argentine artist. Holds a Master's degree in the practice of performing arts and visual arts from the Universidad de Castilla in Madrid. Also studied professional photography at the Escuela de Fotografía Creativa, Argentina, 2010. Since 2022, María Sabato has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Video team.

Independent filmmaker. Studied cinematography at the International Film and TV School (EICTV) in Cuba and worked as a video journalist for art-tv.ch. Currently works at Eberle Filmequipment at camera rental. Sandra Gómez has been part of the festival's video team as a cinematographer since 2022.

Video team.

Videographer, photographer, and IT specialist. Member of the Schweizer Syndikat Film und Video (SSFV). Part of the festival's video team as a cinematographer in 2023.

Video team.

Camera assistant and video artist, studied fine arts at the Zurich University of the Arts. Since 2021 Tom Karrer has been a member of the festival's video team as a cinematographer.

Videoteam.

Artist, filmmaker and musician. He graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb in 1994. For years he built ethnic and experimental musical instruments. In 2018 he founded the music label Rad Fyah and has since released over 100 live video sessions with international bands. Also active as a musician himself, e.g. in the bands Los Yukas and Teeth and Tongue Jam. He has been part of our video team as a cinematographer since 2023.

Head of Logistics and Setup Team.

Responsible for the set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Head of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Logistics and Setup Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Logistics and Setup Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Logistics and Setup Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Logistics and Setup Team.

Set-up/conversion/dismantling of the festival infrastructure.
Staff of the Kaufleuten maintenance team.

Head of Hospitality.

Organizes and manages the festival bar.
Head of hospitality at the Literaturhaus,
Bar manager and artist support at Kaufleuten.

Hospitality.

Employee of the festival bar,
Head of the Himmelbar at Kaufleuten.

Documentation and Photography.

Artist and curator, studied photography at the F+F School of Art and at the ZHdK (BA in Media & Art) and completed the Master's program in Contemporary Arts Practice (Fine Arts) at the Bern University of the Arts. Since 2009, Livio Baumgartner runs the Zurich offspace Die Diele. He is president of the Foundation for Film, Photography and Video at the Kunstmuseum Bern, board member of Visarte Zurich and since 2013 the "Court Photographer" of the festival.

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Office and Communication.

Basic education as a bot, further training in customer service and automation, has been responsible for administration since 2020, takes care of all inquiries and manages the festival office. Since then, everything has been in order.

Please note: We do not accept applications for performances at the festival. For all other questions about the festival, Maria Flores will be happy to help you.

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Communication.

Certified cultural manager and PR specialist, trained at the Academy for Marketing and Communications (SAWI) and the Swiss Public Relations Institute (SPRI), headed the communications department of a Zurich private bank and worked for many years as a consultant at Prime Communications agency, since 2009 responsible at the Literaturhaus Zürich for Administration, Marketing and Public Relations. She thinks along and helps in the communication of the festival.

Ideas & Inputs.

Literary scholar, curator and moderator. Studied German, Romance, Philosophy and Comparative Literature at the Universities of Lausanne, Berlin and Zurich, received her PhD with a thesis on Franz Kafka and photography, was project manager at Heller Enterprises for many years and lecturer for image theory at the F+F School of Art and Design. She was co-director of the Museum Strauhof from 2013 to 2019, and director of the Literaturhaus Zürich from 2013 to 2023. She helped shape the festival as a long-standing and valued member of the festival's program committee from 2014 to 2023.

Ideas & Inputs.

Organizer, journalist, presenter and former head of the cultural department of Kaufleuten, was a long-time and valued member of our Program Commission (2014-2019).

Ideas & Inputs.

PhD in linguistics, studied Russian, Polish and contemporary history in Fribourg, St. Petersburg and Bordeaux, has worked at the Literaturhaus Zürich since 2011 (programming, projects), member of the ch series editorial board, freelance editor for various publishers, president of the City of Zürich Literature Commission (2014-2021).

(Former) Social Media.

Studies journalism and organizational communication at ZHAW. She also writes on the book blog Eselsohren.ch and does book radio on Radio Stadtfilter. She managed the social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) for the festival in 2022.

(Former) Social Media.

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Akut Mag, managed the festival's social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) in 2021.