Valentin Merz

Directing·January 1, 1985 — 41 years old·Zurich, Switzerland

Born in 1985 in Zurich, Switzerland, Valentin Merz moved to Mexico City in 2007 where he worked as a typographer and studied at Haute école d’art et de design in Geneva. DE NOCHE LOS GATOS SON PARDOS (2021) won the Cinegrell First Look Award at this year’s Locarno Festival for its complexity, playfulness and its innovative and challenging storytelling. A VULGAR ADVENTURE is his feature debut.

Known For

Unrest

2022·6.5

Dreaming Like Louis

2020·3.3

At Night All the Cats Are Black

2023·5.0

The Trial of Klara Wendel

2018·2.0

Gotta Fabricate Your Own Gifts

2021·5.0

Filmography · 10

—A Vulgar AdventureDirector · Director of Photography · Screenplay · Producer · Editor 2024MouthsDirector · Screenplay · Producer · Editor 2023The NavelProducer 2023At Night All the Cats Are BlackValentin Tanören · Screenplay · Producer · Director 2023Mi organilloDirector · Writer · Editor 2022UnrestFactory Director Roulet 2021Gotta Fabricate Your Own Gifts 2020Dreaming Like LouisDirector · Writer 2020Brothers: A Family FilmDirector · Editor · Producer · Screenplay 2018The Trial of Klara WendelDirector · Screenplay · Editor · Director of Photography