La saison du silence

Max is a farmer from the Jura Mountains. He lives in a remote farm in a village called La Côte-aux-Fées, literally “The Hill of Fairies”. It’s winter, time stretches out and opens a window on imagination.

Main Festivals & Awards

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (2016)
Visions du réel (2017)
Sehnsüchte International Student Film Festival (2017)

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Special Jury Award & Best Camera (2016)

Director's Biography

Born in 1981 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He studied Arts and Cinema at the University of Lausanne. He worked in film distribution and as programmer for various Swiss festivals, among them Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. He is currently finishing a MA degree in Film Directing at IAD (Institut des Arts de Diffusion) in Belgium. He has directed: On avait dit qu’on irait jusqu’en haut (2015) y La saison du silence (2016).