Best Screenplay 2013 - Nominated
Opération Libertad
Screenplay: Nicolas Wadimoff & Jacob Berger
Nicolas Wadimoff
was born in Geneva in 1964. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Major in Film) from UQAM (Université du Québec, Montreal) and worked as a director for Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) from 1992-96 before becoming a producer and director for his own company, Caravan Films, from 1996-2001. He set up Akka Films in 2003.
Selected filmography:
2010 Aisheen (Still Alive In Gaza) (documentary film)
2005 L’accord (co-directed / documentary film)
2005 Last Supper (co-directed / documentary film)
2002 Kadogo, l'enfant soldat (wrote and directed)
Jacob Berger
was born in Lydney, UK, in 1963 and holds dual Swiss and British nationality. He worked as a film critic from 1980-82 before completing a BFA at the Institute of Film and Television at New York University from 1982-85. Jacob Berger has directed numerous documentaries and reports for Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS).
Selected filmography:
2012 Leçon de mathématique (directed/short film)
2010 Je pense à Alain Tanner (directed/documentary film)
2007 1 journée (Wrote and directed)
2004 Le rêve (documentary film/TV)
2002 Aime ton père (wrote and directed)
