Nationality Swiss Education University of Fribourg Role Entrepreneur | Name Edouard Getaz Years active 1983-present Movies Freud's Magic Powder | |
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Born September 7, 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-09-07 ) Lausanne Occupation Entrepreneur, Theatrical producer, Filmmaker |
Edouard Gétaz ([ɡəˈta]; born September 7, 1973) is a Swiss entrepreneur, theatrical producer and filmmaker. He develops and produces operas, films, interactive projects, music festivals, fashion shows, concerts and historical celebrations.
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Biography
Edouard Gétaz was born in 1973 in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the mid-90s, Gétaz produced one of the first live Internet streaming events for the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 1998 he co-founded Creatives, an events and communications agency in Switzerland.
In 2004 Gétaz moved to New York and founded the production company Incopix and co-founded Giants Are Small.
Gétaz holds a law degree from Fribourg University, Switzerland, and studied film directing and production at New York University.
Stage productions
Together with Doug Fitch and Frederic Gumy, Gétaz co-founded Giants Are Small, where he produced:
In May 2014 Edouard Gétaz and Giants Are Small produced Dada Bomb as part of Zürich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity, organized the Swiss Consulate in New York.
Film, Video, Multimedia
Gétaz has directed a number of films and videos:
Produced for Citibank’s 200th anniversary by public relations agency Ruder Finn, directed by Edouard Getaz, music produced by Marius de Vries; winner, PR Week “Employee Communications Campaign of the Year”; winner, Silver Stevie.