Curt Truninger

Curt Truninger started his career while still a student of political science, writing film reviews for the German edition of 'Elle', and several Swiss dailies. He also worked as a feature writer for magazines like German Penthouse and STERN. He continued as a film, art and TV reviewer when he joined the Swiss TV DRS in Zürich where he did an internship. He directed and produced segments for the weekly arts program and was one of the hosts of the film program "Neu im Kino". In the second part of the 80's he worked primarily in Germany, first in Munich for the broadcaster ARD (i.e. "Weltspiegel") and then for the ZDF in Mainz. There he contributed to the weekly art show "Aspekte" and directed numerous long form documentaries and docu-dramas. For the ZDF/3SAT he co-hosted the talk show "Begegnungen" (Encounters). Commissioned by the legendary photographer , Richard Avedon, Curt directed a documentary about Avedon's Swiss tour and exhibition. He also directed a long form Music Video which was shot in Australia and England. Later Curt Truninger wrote the screenplay for his first feature film "Waiting for Michelangelo" (German: "Kein Mann ist perfekt") together with producer Margrit Ritzmann and directed and co-produced the film in 1995/96. "Waiting for Michelangelo" is distributed worldwide by Channel Four in London. In November 2000, Curt Truninger finished his new feature film DEAD BY MONDAY, a dark romantic comedy. The film was produced by Margrit Ritzmann and Ulrich Felsberg of 'Road Movies', Berlin, Wim Wender's production company. In 2010 Curt completed a darkly comic drama about two singles. He is in preparation for his ensemble comedy Zoe's Brilliant Plan.

Curt Truninger is also a visual artist, working currently on an installation project. The Swiss filmmaker is also an accomplished athlete. He started out as a gymnast and played soccer for one of the top boy's teams of Switzerland. A sport accident brought his career into the 'arty direction'. Later he was also a fine swimmer, winning several long distance races. As a good Swiss he is an expert skier, winning a bronze medal in the British University Ski Championship. His former professor of Political Science T. C. Archer, now at Manchester Metropolitan University, commented: "Curt could have been a head coach of Manchester United, as well as an academic. At a loss for the academic world he ended up as a filmmaker".

Curt Truninger lives in Toronto and Zürich. He still occasionally keeps his hand in journalism.