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Curt Truninger
| Curt Truninger | |
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Curt Truninger and actress Eva Birthistle on the set of TheRendezvous in Toronto. Foto by Peter Rehak. | |
| Born | Curt Truninger April 12, ()(age54) Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter, producer |
Curt Truninger (born April 12, ) is a Swiss filmmaker, screenplay writer and producer. He also works as visual artist and journalist/columnist and divides his time between Toronto and Zurich.
Truninger is a Member of the European Film Academy.
Biography
Personal life
Truninger was raised in Lucerne, where as a teenager he met American photographer and editor of Camera magazine, Allan Porter, who introduced him to the world of photography and the associated arts. Truninger was also a UNICEF Ambassador and is an accomplished amateur athlete.
Work
After graduating with a PhD in Social Sciences, Truninger went to work for Swiss Public Television. During the s he was host of the film programme Neu im Kino, and