Borgeaud Pierre-Yves

Pierre-Yves Borgeaud (born August 25, 1963 in Monthey, Switzerland) is a Swiss filmmaker, video artist and performer. Best known for his musical films and videos, and for winning the Golden Leopard in Video at the 56th Locarno International Film festival with "". [http://www.ixieme.com/en/index.html]

He’s got a bachelor’s degree in arts from the Lausanne University in 1990, drawing up his thesis about the influence of jazz on the French literature ("Le Jazz dans le roman"). Concurrently to his studies, he’s producing Super-8 movies then writing, producing and directing in 89 "Encore une histoire d’amour". This short feature film in 16 mm. is selected for the International Locarno Film Festival. Since 86, he’s working as an independent journalist, writing about music, TV and films for different papers, magazines and radios. He’s also playing the drums in a power jazz band called "Urgent Feel" and produces 3 CDs of it.

In 1996, Pierre-Yves Borgeaud decides to devote his full time and energy to the video. He goes to the USA where he achieves a Certificate at the New York University, dpt. of Film, Video & Broadcasting. Since 97, he’s shooting a lot, and especially for the ECM label in Germany, directing documentaries and music videos with Jan Garbarek, Anouar Brahem, Tomasz Stanko and others. He also participates to a video installation workshop given at the Film/Video Arts, New York. In 1998, he initiates a new way of live interacting between video and music, presenting live concerts with keyboard player Pierre Audétat, guitarist Christy Doran, trumpet player Nils Petter Molvaer or composer Don Li [http://www.tonus-music-records.com/] , among others.

Performer, producer, director, cameraman and editor, he founded Momentum Production as the creative frame for his various explorations in video. In 2000, he received the price «Jeunes Créateurs» in video awarded by the Fondation Vaudoise pour la Promotion et la Création Artistique. In 2003, his first long feature film "", wins the Golden Leopard of the Video Competition at the Locarno International Film festival. In 2004, the short film "Interface" is nominated for the best Swiss short film. In 2008, his musical film with Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, "Return to Goree" is distributed world wide.

Filmography

* "Return to Goree (Youssou N’Dour)". Writing, directing and second camera for a musical documentary with Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, Moncef Genoud, Joseph N'Diaye, Amiri Baraka, Idris Muhammad, James Cammack, Pyeng Threadgill, Wolfgang Muthspiel and Ernie Hammes. A road movie on the paths of jazz and slavery, shot in Dakar / Goree Island, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York, Luxemburg and Geneva. A Swiss & Luxemburg production. Soon to be released. (2007/101’). [http://www.widemanagement.com/fiche.php?id=26]

* "Family Music". A musical and biographical documentary with Austrian brothers Wolfgang and Christian Muthspiel. Coproduction Swiss TV SF-DRS. (2004, 58 min).

* "". A video diary of a home prisoner between documentary and fiction. Written with Stéphane Blok [http://www.blok.ch/home2.html] . Golden Leopard, Video Competition, Locarno International Film Festival. Presented in many festivals around the world. Theatrical release in March 2004. (2003, 105 min.) [http://www.ixieme.com/en/index.html official site]

* "Interface: cartography 3". Short feature film with the dance company Philippe Saire, Lausanne. Nominated for Swiss Film Prize in 2004. (2003, 15 min.)

* "Stimmhorn: In Land" [http://www.artfilm.ch/inland.php?lang=e&id=inland&suche=dvds] . A musical film as a composition with duo Stimmhorn [http://www.stimmhorn.ch/english/e_infos.html] (Balthasar Streiff, alphorns, and Christian Zehnder, overtone singing). Produced by SF-DRS, dpt. Music & dance. (2001, 50 min.)

* "La Haine de la Musique". A video inspired from the essay of Pascal Quignard and from the choreography of Compagnie Philippe Saire in Lausanne. (2000, 17 min.)

* "Music Hotel". Some musicians associated to the ECM label are working together during a very special festival in Germany. With Manfred Eicher, Tomasz Stanko,John Surman, Dino Saluzzi. (1998, 50 min.).

* "Swiss Jam: Swiss musicians in New York". The cross portraits of composers Peter Scherer, Daniel Schnyder, Christian Marclay and Alex Bugnon. Coproduction with Télévision Suisse Romande. (1999, 55 min.).

* "Miles post mortem". A short documentary about producer Bill Laswell (re)mixing the original tapes of Miles Davis. Coproduction TV channel Arte (1998, 5 min.). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_YMYVTRjNg]

* "The Knitting Factory: outside the mainstream". A documentary about the famous music club in downtown New York (1996, 15 min.).

* "Encore une histoire d'amour". Short feature film. Two singles suppose they have a rendez-vous in the city. They miss each other, but the film brings them together. Different international festivals (1990, 12 min.).

Video performances and other works

* "Premier Cri, dernier Souffle". Conception of a performance for music and live video with duo Stimmhorn [http://www.stimmhorn.ch/english/e_infos.html] , Christian Zehnder and Balthasar Streiff. Presented in various theaters since March 2006.

* "New Ballet for Xala". Conception et direction of a multi-angle DVD including a documentary with dancer and musician Ania Losinger (Xala) and Don Li (composition). Tonus-music / Musikvertrieb (2005, 60 min.) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSPTd0ubdgw]

* "Stade Project" [http://www.stademusic.com/] . Live video performances with musicians Pierre Audétat, Christophe Calpini and Erik Truffaz. 2004 Tour.

* "Time Experience". A music & video performance premiered at the Willisau Jazz Festival. With Don Li (composition, clarinets), Ania Losinger (Xala) a.o. (2003/60 min.).

* "The Longest Journey". A music & video installation with Don Li (composition, clarinets), Ania Losinger (Xala), Björn Meyer (bass), Jojo Mayer (drums) and Pierre-Yves Borgeaud (video installation). Premiere at the Swiss Peaks festival in New York, March 2003 (360 min.). Installation presented at the Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, feb. to may 2004.

* "One, Three, One". Live and prepared video images for a concert performance with Leonzio Cherubini (drums, composition), Jacques Demierre (piano), Urs Leimgruber (saxophones) and Katharina Vogel (danser). (2000, 70 min.)

* "My Body Electric". Live video and music concert/performance with Pierre Audétat (keyboards, sampler) and Nils Petter Molvaer (trumpet). (2000, 50 min.)

* "Eye in the City". Live video and music performance with guitarist [Christy Doran] . (1999, 40 min.) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qydpIAKDovo]

* "Stéphane Blok: Cyberceuse". Music video for Boucherie Productions (Paris). (1999, 4 min.) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ii7QoQE40]

* "Nils Petter Molvaer: Song of Sand." Music video for ECM Records. (1997, 4 min.) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84qlPD5jcA]

* "Tomasz Stanko: Sleep safe and warm". Music video for ECM Records. (1997, 2 min.). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZNGbMnCbIg]

* "Pierrot la folle". Impertinent remake as a comedy. First price at the Super-8 Festival in Cully, Switzerland (1986, 10 min.)