Urs Egger

Urs Egger ( born 1955 in Bern ) is a Swiss film and television director.

Life

From 1974 to 1977 he reported as a film correspondent from Los Angeles for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, Cinema Papers, Sydney, and other publications.

He made a government training as a Director Fellow at the American Film Institute, Los Angeles. Since 1993 he lives mainly in Berlin.

Assistant director

Between 1978 and 1985 he was engaged as an assistant director, among others, the following movies:

• James Bond 007 - The Living Daylights ( The Living Daylights, directed by John Glen )
• Espion Lève - Toi (directed by Yves Boisset )
• The 4 1/ 2 trillion U.S. dollars contract ( The Holcroft Covenant, directed by John Frankenheimer )
• Via Mala ( Directed by Tom Toelle )
• Quicker than the Eye (directed by Nicolas Gessner )

Filmography (selection)

Prices (excerpt)

• German Television Award in 2008 for The Last Judgement: Best Supporting Actress, Silke ground Bender, best editing (Andrea Mertens )
• Nominations German Television Award in 2008 for The Last Judgement: Best TV-Film/Mehrteiler, best equipment ( Florian Reichmann ), Best Costume Design (Birgit Hutter )
• Adolf Grimme Prize in 2008 for On the border
• Nomination Krimipreis Wiesbaden 2008 for Erlkönig
• Nomination television Film Festival Baden- Baden for the death of a boar and at the border
• Nomination Adolf- Grimme - Preis 2007 for the death of a boar
• Golden Romy 2006 - Best Director death of a boar
• Golden Romy 2004 - Best TV Movie The Return of the Dancing Master
• Silver Nymph Monte Carlo - Best Director Opera Ball
• Gold Plaque Special Achievement Award, Chicago Film Festival, the Opera Ball
• Golden Gong - Best Director for Opera Ball
• Cinema Jupiter - Best TV Movie 1998 Opera Ball
• Golden screen Austria - Best TV Movie 1998 Opera Ball
• Nomination Adolf Grimme Prize - Opera Ball
• Quality Award of the Swiss Confederation, Go West, Young Man
• Study bounty of Confederation, Filmex Festival Los Angeles