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Film Director
Country of origin
Switzerland

Stefan Haupt (*1961 in Zurich) is a film director, author and producer. His first film UTOPIA BLUES in 2002 won the Swiss Film Prize and the Prize of the INTERFILM Jury in Saarbruecken. ELIZABETH KÜBLER-ROSS (2003) is one of the most successful Swiss documentaries. DER KREIS (2014) was awarded at the Berlinale (Panorama Audience Award and Teddy Award) and received 4 Swiss Film Awards. For his film ZWINGLI (2019), he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Zurich.

Current issues

Venice 2026 (8)
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Venice 2026 (7)
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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