Director

Frank Matter

Production

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0.4

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 1018878

IMDb ID: nm1139706

Known for: Production

Born: June 8, 1964

Age: 61

Place of birth: Sissach, Switzerland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1997 - 2025

Years active: 29

Wikidata: Q63137209

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Producer (11)Line Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Frank Matter is a Swiss filmmaker, writer, producer, cinematographer and reporter. He first worked as a reporter for various Swiss magazines and newspapers. In 1992 he got into filmmaking as an assitant director on Peter Aschwanden’s «Unzucht – Ermittlungen im Fall des Pädophilen H.». A year later he moved to Brooklyn, where he has been working for many years. After returning to Basel in 2006, he founded the film production company soap factory GmbH. His films have garnered numerous international awards.

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