
Awards & Recognition
2019
Best Professional Film, ReAnima Festival | Bergen, NO |
Best Animation, Interfilm Short Film Festival | Berlin, DE |
14th Tacoma Film Festival, Best Animated Film | Tacoma, US |
Best of Show, SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 | Brisbane, AU |
Best First Professional Film, KROK | Volga River, RU |
Best Animated Short, Corti in Cortile | Catania, IT |
High Swiss Risk, Fantoche | Baden, CH |
Special Distinction, ANIMANIMA | Čačak, RS |
Honorable Mention, 27th Curtas Vila do Conde IFF | Vila do Conde, ES |
Special Jury Prize, SESIFF | Seoul, KR |
Honorable Mention, Florida Animation Festival | Florida, US |
Honorary Mention, Computer Animation, Prix Ars Electronica 2019, Ars Electronica | Linz, AT |
Best Animated Short, 21st Ismailia International Film Festival | Ismailia, EG |
Egyptian Animation Society’s Award, 21st Ismailia International Film Festival | Ismailia, EG |
Golden Zagreb Award, Animafest | Zagreb, HR |
Special Mention, World Festival of Animated Film | Varna, BG |
2018
Nuovo Award Nominee, Independent Games Festival | San Francisco, US |
2016
Jury Selection, Japan Media Arts Festival | Toyko, JP |
2015
Nuovo Award Nominee, Independent Games Festival | San Francisco, US |
Best Upcoming Game Nominee, Int. Mobile Gaming Awards | San Francisco, US |
Best Art Award Finalist, BIG Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Innovation Award Finalist, BIG Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Official Nominee, IndieCade Festival | Los Angeles, US |
Best Art Award, Sense of Wonder Night, Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, JP |
Audience Award, Sense of Wonder Night, Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, JP |
The Black Horse of Video Games, Ars Independent | Katowice, PL |
International Competition Nominee, Ludicious Games Festival | Zurich, CH |
2014
European Design Award, Silver, Mobile apps | Athens, GR |
Excellence in Visual Art Nominee, Independent Games Festival | San Francisco, US |
Gamer‘s Voice Nominee, SXSW | Austin, US |
IndieCade Nominee, IndieCade | Los Angeles, US |
International Competition Nominee, Ludicious Games Festival | Zurich, CH |
2013
Best Experimental Game, Sense of Wonder Night, Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, JP |
Swiss Game Selection, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia | Neuchâtel, CH |
Best in Play, Game Developers Conference | San Francisco, US |
Swiss Game Award, Swiss Game Developers Association | Zurich, CH |
FWA Mobile Award, Favourite Website Awards, theFWA.com | Hertfordshire, UK |
MiniClip Award, MiniClip | Neuchâtel, CH |
Swiss Game Selection, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / NIFFF | Neuchâtel, CH |
Kulturförderpreis, Alexander Clavel Foundation | Riehen, CH |
2012
Excellence in Visual Art Nominee, Independent Games Festival | San Francisco, US |
Grand Prize, European Indie Game Days | Marseille, FR |
Originality Award, European Indie Game Days | Marseille, FR |
Best Audio Nominee, BIG Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Best Audio finalist, Independent Propeller Awards | Cincinnati, US |
Jury & Audience Award, Experimentalgameplay.com Contest | Berlin, DE |
Residencies & Fellowships
2021
ETH Library Lab Innovator Fellowship, ETH Zurich | Zurich, CH |
2020
PolArts: Arts Meet Polar Science tandem participant, Pro Helvetia & Swiss Polar Institute |
2014
Resident @ Zentralschweizer Atelier in New York | New York, US |
Accelerate@CERN artist in residence, European Organization for Nuclear Research | Geneva, CH |
Exhibitions & Showcases
2021
Homo ludens. Videojuegos para entender el presente, Caixa Forum | Madrid, ES |
Macao Art Biennale | Macao, MO |
Shenzhen New Media Art Festival | Shenzhen, CN |
2020
Festival Maintenant, Association Electroni[k] | Rennes, FR |
2019
zkm_gameplay. the next level, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie | Karlsruhe, DE |
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB) | Barcelona, ES |
REFRESH – Swiss Design – Zurich Made, 3 days of design | Copenhagen, DK |
Kein Museum | Zürich, CH |
Flatpack festival | Birmingham, UK |
Shed im Eisenwerk | Frauenfeld, CH |
Intercommunication Center | Tokyo, JP |
National Video Game Museum | Sheffield, UK |
Design Biennale | Zurich, CH |
REFRESH #2 | Zurich, CH |
Prix Ars Electronica CyberArts Exhibition 2019 | Linz, AT |
In a Gamescape REPLAY, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art | Kanazawa, JP |
2018
KIDS, Museum of Digital Art | Zürich, CH |
Day of the Devs, Game Developer’s Conference | San Francisco, US |
KIDS, Fantoche | Baden, CH |
XOXO | Portland, US |
PLAY, Stadtmuseum Aarau | Aarau, CH |
GameBox | Shanghai, CN |
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova | Ljubljana, SL |
Now Play This | UK |
2017
The Ludwig Forum for International Art | Aachen, DE |
2016
Japan Media Arts Festival | Tokyo, JP |
Nam June Paik Art Center | Yongin, KR |
2015
Independent Games Festival IGF | San Francisco, US |
Grafik 15 | Zurich, CH |
Leftfield Collection, EGX Rezzed | London, UK |
IndieCade @ E3 | Los Angeles, US |
Wonder Consortium | Melbourne, AU |
Out of Index Festival | Seoul, KR |
FILE Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Brasil Independent Game Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Sense of Wonder Night, Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, JP |
Indie Game Revolution, EMP Museum | Seattle, US |
Neuland, DOK Leipzig | Leipzig, DE |
Transmedia International Competition, Tous Ecrans | Genève, CH |
2014
Ludicious Games Festival | Zurich, CH |
Swindle of Reality, Akademie der Künste | Berlin, DE |
Digital Art Weeks, Museum of Art | Seoul, KR |
Gamer's voice, SXSW | Austin, US |
ALT.CTRL.GDC, Game Developer’s Conference | San Francisco, US |
Mirage Festival | Lyon, FR |
Sónar | Barcelona, ES |
FILE Festival | São Paulo, BR |
2013
FILE Festival | São Paulo, BR |
AMAZE Playcase | Berlin, DE |
Game on! El arte en juego | Azul, AR |
game Z festival | Zurich, CH |
Eurogamer Expo | London, UK |
What's your Spiel, NYU Dt. Haus | New York, US |
ZKM Gameplay, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie | Karlsruhe, DE |
Press Start to Play, Spielzeugmuseum | Riehen, CH |
Indie Game Fest, Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, JP |
Amaze Interact | Johannesburg, ZA |
VMGS Virgin Media Game Space | London, UK |
FILE Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Republika Festival | Rijeka, HR |
Swiss Game Selection, Neuchatel Int. Fantastic Film Festival | Neuchâtel, CH |
Bits & Beasts, Villa Wenkenhof | Basel, CH |
Di-Egy Digital Arts Festival | Cario, EG |
Indiecade East | New York, US |
UAMO Festival | Munich, DE |
2012
Brasil International Game Festival | São Paulo, BR |
Playtime/gamespace.ch, dock18, Rote Fabrik | Zürich, CH |
IndieCade Night Games | Los Angeles, US |
AMAZE Interact | Johannesburg, ZA |
Game On, Darklight Festival | Dublin, IE |
Swiss Game Lounge, House of Switzerland | London, UK |
Joue le jeu, Gaité Lyrique | Paris, FR |
FMX conference | Stuttgart, DE |
AMAZE Indie Connect | Berlin, DE |
Independent Games Festival IGF | San Francisco, US |
Swiss Games Arcade, Swissnex | San Francisco, US |
Experimentalgameplay.com five button contest, Stattbad | Berlin, DE |
Talks
2021
Interactive Animation, Game Design Master of Arts, IULM University | Milano, IT |
2019
REFRESH – Swiss Design – Zurich Made, 3 days of design | Copenhagen, DK |
2018
Ludicious Games Festival | Zurich, CH |
Making of KIDS, Museum of Digital Art | Zürich, CH |
Making of KIDS, Zurich University of the Arts | Zürich, CH |
Master class, Turku Animated Film Festival | Turku, FI |
Animateka | Ljubljana, SL |
2017
Quo Vadis | Berlin, DE |
2016
Fest Anča International Animation Festival | Anca, SK |
2015
Swiss Digital Showcase, Cannes Film Festival | Cannes, FR |
Game Development Workshop, Animafest | Zagreb, HR |
Neuland, DOK Leipzig | Leipzig, DE |
Transmedia International Competition, Tous Ecrans | Genève, CH |
Plug & Play, From Film to Game, Game Developers Session | Prague, CZ |
2014
Expanded Animation Symposium, Ars Electronica | Linz, AT |
Fantoche Animation Festival | Baden, CH |
ARTPLAY center | Moscow, RU |
HSE Design Faculty | Moscow, RU |
NYU game center | New York, US |
Animatou | Genève, CH |
2013
Play Again! conference, Kino Úsmev | Košice, SK |
European Indie Game Days | Paris, FR |
Cinedarbaar Anime Convention | New Delhi, IN |
Sense of Wonder Night, Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo, JP |
2012
Imaging the Future, NIFFF | Neuchâtel, CH |
AMAZE Indie Connect | Berlin, DE |
Computerspielemuseum | Berlin, DE |
HEAD Haute École d'art et de design | Genève, CH |
Workshops
2021
Game Design Master of Arts, IULM University | Milano, IT |
2018
Interactive Animation Workshop, Turku Animated Film Festival | Turku, FI |
2015
Play Vasarely, École Supérieure d’Art | Aix-en-Provence, FR |
Game Development Workshop, Animafest | Zagreb, HR |
2013
Social Sound, Cologne Game Lab | Cologne, DE |
Republika Festival | Rijeka, HR |
Di-Egy Digital Arts Festival | Cario, EG |
2012
AMAZE Interact | Johannesburg, ZA |
Center for New Media | UC Berkeley, US |
HEAD Haute École d'art et de design | Genève, CH |
Jury & Committees
2021
Kulturlabor Zürich, Project Team Member & Jury | Zurich, CH |
2020
HEAD Genève – Media Design Master, Diploma Jury | Geneva, CH |
2013
European Indie Game Days, Award Jury | Paris, FR |
Film Festival Selections
2019
43rd Cinanima, Espinho | PT |
Banjaluka 2019 | BA |
KABOOM Animation Festival | NL |
38rd Uppsala International Short Film Festival | SE |
Balkanima, Belgrade | RS |
Les Rencontres Cinessonne | FR |
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York | UK |
23rd Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur | CH |
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival | JP |
REX Animation Film Festival, Stockholm | SE |
Cartoons Underground, Singapore | SG |
Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow | RU |
FILEM'ON, Brussels | BE |
21st Wiesbaden International Festival of Animation | DE |
TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival | GE |
dokumentART, Neubrandenburg | DE |
The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Limassol | CY |
Taichung International Animation Festival | TW |
International Short Film Festival Brno 16 | CZ |
12th Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Gympie | AU |
16th Sedicicorto International Film Festival | IT |
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, Baltimore | US |
Animest, Bucharest | RO |
Animatou, Geneva | CH |
Tacoma Film Festival | US |
52nd SITGES IFFFC, Anima't Section | ES |
63rd BFI London Film Festival | UK |
Festival Animario, Madrid | ES |
Edmonton International Film Festival | CA |
Ottawa International Animation Festival | CA |
13th Bali International Film Festival | ID |
25th Encounters Film Festival, Bristol | UK |
Tirana International Film Festival | AL |
Buster | DK |
The International Animated Film Festival KROK | RU |
DC Shorts International Film Festival | US |
Paris International Animation Film Festival | FR |
IFF Message to Man, Saint-Petersburg | RU |
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival | HU |
15th World Festival of Animated Film, Varna | BG |
Ars Eletronica, Linz | AT |
ANIMANIMA, Čačak | RS |
SESIFF, Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival | KR |
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Baden | CH |
Odense International Film Festival | DK |
Turku Animated Film Festival | FI |
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art | UA |
DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo | XK |
Anima Mundi | BR |
15th Lago Film Fest | IT |
INSOMNIA Festival, Moscow | RU |
31st Galway Film Fleadh | IE |
27th Curtas Vila do Conde IFF | PT |
Animator Poznan | PL |
34th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove - Short Film Competition | ES |
Florida Animation Festival | US |
Oltre Lo Specchio Festival | IT |
Kloosterkino | NL |
Annecy International Animation Film Festival | FR |
Animafest Zagreb | HR |
59th Krakow Film Festival | PL |
VIS | AT |
21st Ismailia Film Festival 2019 | EG |
47th Huesca International Film Festival | ES |
Flatpack Festival Birmingham | UK |
Anifilm Třeboň | CZ |
Go Short Nijmegen | NL |
31 Filmfest Dresden | DE |
GLAS Animation Festival | US |
69th Berlinale | DE |