Valentin Merz
Directing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Valentin Merz
Unrest
2022
ARCHIVE REEL
BA
EDITION NO. 362Brothers: A Family Film
•2020
Filmography
Acting (6)
2024
2023
At Night All the Cats Are Blackas Valentin Tanören
5.0
2022
Unrestas Factory Director Roulet
6.5
Production & Directing (28)
2024
MouthsDirector
2024
MouthsScreenplay
2024
MouthsProducer
2024
MouthsEditor
2023
The NavelProducer
2023
Mi organilloEditor
2023
Mi organilloWriter
2023
Mi organilloDirector
2023
At Night All the Cats Are BlackScreenplay
5.0
2023
At Night All the Cats Are BlackProducer
5.0
2023
At Night All the Cats Are BlackDirector
5.0
2020
Dreaming Like LouisDirector
4.0
2020
Dreaming Like LouisWriter
4.0
2020
Brothers: A Family FilmProducer
2020
Brothers: A Family FilmDirector
2020
Brothers: A Family FilmEditor
2020
Brothers: A Family FilmScreenplay
2018
The Trial of Klara WendelScreenplay
2.0
2018
2.0
2018
The Trial of Klara WendelDirector
2.0
2018
The Trial of Klara WendelDirector of Photography
2.0
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A Vulgar AdventureEditor
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A Vulgar AdventureScreenplay
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A Vulgar AdventureProducer
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A Vulgar AdventureDirector of Photography
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A Vulgar AdventureDirector
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Dark ChocolateDirector
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Dark ChocolateWriter