Xavier Koller
| Xavier Koller | |
|---|---|
 Xavier Koller | |
| Born |
1944 Schwyz, Switzerland |
| Education | Academy of Drama, Zurich Swizerland |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Xavier Koller (born 1944, Schwyz, Switzerland) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He is most known for his work on the Disney live action film Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, a adventure historical fiction film based on the life of Squanto, and his film Journey of Hope, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
Early life
After graduating from High School, Koller first went through a four-year apprenticeship as a precision toolmaker and then, after three years of training at the Academy of Drama in Zurich, Switzerland, graduated as an actor/director. The next several years he spent acting and directing at German and Swiss theatres. He did a number of TV-plays as an actor, directed commercials, acted in movies, and then started to write and direct feature films.
Awards and accolades
Filmography
- Little Mountain Boy (Schellen-Ursli) (2015) (director, writer)
- Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari (2011) (director, writer)
- Havarie (2006) (director) (TV)
- Highway (2002) (director, writer)
- Cowboy Up (2001) (director)
- Gripsholm (2000) (director)
- Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) (director)
- Journey of Hope (Reise der Hoffnung) (1990) (director, writer)
- Tanner (Der schwarze Tanner) (1985) (director, writer)
- The Frozen Heart (Das gefrorene Herz) (1979) (director, screenplay)
- Trilogie 1848 - Der Galgensteiger (1978) (director, writer) (TV)
- Mädchen, die am Wege liegen (1976) (director: additional scenes)
- Hannibal (1972) (director, screenplay)