Karim Patwa Explained

Karim Patwa
Birth Name:	Karim Patwa
Birth Date:	13 August 1968
Birth Place:	London, England
Nationality:	Swiss, British
Field:	Film
Training:	Institute of Applied Arts, Schule für Gestaltung
Works:	Drift

Karim Patwa (born August 13, 1968) is a Swiss-English film director and screenwriter. He gained international attention especially through his film Drift, which won three prizes at the Max Ophüls Festival 2015^[1] ^[2] and the NDR-directing prize,^[3] and was also nominated for the Swiss Film Award 2015.^[4]

Life and career

Karim Patwa grew up in Orpund. After school, he did an apprenticeship as an electrical mechanic. At the same time, he attended evening classes in photography at the Biel School of Design. Then, he worked as a press photographer at the Bieler Tagblatt between 1989 and 1991.^[5] From 1992 to 1996, Karim Patwa studied at the Lucerne School of Art and Design and graduated with the diploma of the faculty of video.^[6] Since then, he has worked as a freelance film director and screenwriter. His creations include music videos, commercials and short films.

Filmography

Feature Film

2015: Drift

Video

2004: Karim Patwa's Spaceship

Shorts

1996: ON-OFF
1997: Unglaublich aber war
1999: Der AV-Werkstattsupporter
2002: Heartcore
2007: High Above Ground
2007: Die Chronomanen
2008: Brüder

Music Videos

ADO – All tomorrows birthday partys
Züri West – One more blues
Salmonella Q – Kill the DJ

External links

Official website
- Karim Patwa at the Swiss Films website

Notes and References

Web site: Preisträger 2015 . Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis . 2015-01-24 . 2015-05-28 . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703023804/http://www.max-ophuels-preis.de/programm/die_preistraeger_2015 . 2015-07-03 .
Web site: Press kit for 'Drift' . Langfilm . 2015-02-24 . 2015-05-28 . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529022908/http://vincafilm.ch/katalog/24-driften/?download=presseheft_driften_1.pdf . 2015-05-29 .
Web site: Article by NDR . . 2015-05-28. de.
Web site: Awards . . 2015-05-28 . en.
Web site: BIO&CV at karimpatwa.com . 2015-05-28.
Web site: Press kit for 'Drift' . Langfilm . 2015-02-24 . 2015-05-28 . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529022908/http://vincafilm.ch/katalog/24-driften/?download=presseheft_driften_1.pdf . 2015-05-29 .