Mirko Bischofberger
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Morcote, Switzerland |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Italy Switzerland |
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| 🌐 Website | https://people.epfl.ch/mirko.bischofberger |
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Mirko Bischofberger (born 1980 in Morcote, Switzerland) is a Swiss-Italian science communication specialist, film maker and film policy activist.[1] He is head of communication at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).[2]
Career[edit]
Science communication[edit]
Bischofberger studied biology and biochemistry at ETH Zurich and in 2005 obtained his Master's degree for his thesis supervised by Yves Barral. He then joined the laboratories of Gisou van der Goot and Felix Naef as PhD student and graduated in 2010 with a theis on Assembly Mechanisms and Cellular Effects of Bacterial Pore-Forming Toxins.[3] From 2005 to 2012 he was a freelance writer at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).[4] In 2012, enabled by a grant from the Stiftung wissenschaftliche Politikstipendien (Foundation scientific grants in politics) he joined the Services of the Swiss Federal Assembly in the commissions for "science, education and culture", as well as "environment, energy and urban and regional planning."[5] From 2013 to 2016 he acted as scientific advisor for the then president of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Martin Vetterli.[6]
In 2017, joined EFPL as scientific advisory of EPFL's president Martin Vetterli. Concurrently, he also founded the agency for science communication Science Studios.[7] Since 2019 he has been the head of communication at EPFL.[2]
He has also been a lecturer at ZHAW on "Digital Culture,"[8] at the University of Zurich on “Storytelling,”[9] and at the Volkshochschule Zürich (VHSZ) on "Fake News."[10]
Cinema[edit]
Bischofberger is both an activist in film politics and an active filmmaker.
Film politics[edit]
He is the founder of the Swiss Fiction Movement, an association and think tank of young film makers advocating for more democratic film promotion in Switzerland.[11]
His activism has been featured in news outlets such as NZZ am Sonntag,[12][1] SRF Kultur,[13] Tages-Anzeiger,[14][15] Cine Bulltin,[16][17] and Le Temps.[18]
Cinematography[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Imesta Griki | Yes | Yes | [19] | |
| 2012 | Old Is The New | Yes | Yes | [20] | |
| 2015 | Dog Men | Yes | Yes | [21][22][23] | |
| 2018 | Katrina's Dream | Yes | Yes | [24] | |
| TBA | Salento Dreams | Yes | Yes |
Distinctions[edit]
He is a member of the Swiss Film Commission,[25] member of the Swiss Filmmakers Association,[26] founding member and member of the board of directors of the Swiss Fiction Movement,[11] member of the board of directors of the Foundation Science et Cité,[27] and a member of the American Swiss Foundation.[28]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Macht den Schweizer Film wieder gross!". NZZ am Sonntag. Retrieved 2021-04-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mediacom". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Bischofberger, Mirko (2010). "Assembly Mechanisms and Cellular Effects of Bacterial Pore-Forming Toxins". doi:10.5075/EPFL-THESIS-4896.
- ↑ "Suche - NZZ Nachrichten". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Wissenschaftliche Politikstipendien - StipendiatInnen". www.politikstipendien.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Crowdfunding for science – an idea that's catching on - SNF". www.snf.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Science Studios GmbH, by Mirko Bischofberger". science-studios (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "CAS Cultural Entrepreneurship". ZHAW School of Management and Law (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Storytelling skills". www.grc.uzh.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Kursangebot". Volkshochschule Zürich (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2) Committee and Statutes – Swiss Fiction Movement" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Wie die Schweiz bei der Filmförderung den Anschluss verpasst". NZZ am Sonntag. Retrieved 2021-04-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "70. Filmfestival Locarno - "Crowdfunding führt zu radikaleren Filmen"". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in Deutsch). 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Evolution der Maschinen". Tages-Anzeiger (in Deutsch). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Wider die "grauen Berner Stübli"". Tages-Anzeiger (in Deutsch). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ CINEBULLETIN. "Vom Berufsleben nach der Filmhochschule - CINEBULLETIN". cinebulletin.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ CINEBULLETIN. "Neue Unterstützung für Low-Budget-Spielfilme - CINEBULLETIN". cinebulletin.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "De la difficulté d'être un cinéaste suisse". Le Temps (in français). 2016-07-29. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "SWISS FILMS: Mirko Bischofberger". www.swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "SWISS FILMS: Old Is The New". www.swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "SWISS FILMS: Dog Men". www.swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ ""Dog Men"". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""Dog Men" ist Schweizer Film mal extrem anders. Mit Aliens und so". watson.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "SWISS FILMS: Katrina's Dream". www.swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ Bundesrat, Der. "APK-Referenzseite". www.admin.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "ARF/FDS" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Foundation Board - Science et Cité". www.science-et-cite.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Directory | American Swiss". www.americanswiss.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
External links[edit]
- Website of Mediacom
- Personal website of Mirko Bischofberger at EPFL
- Website of the Swiss Fiction Movement
- Website of Science Studios
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