Who we are
About us
The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography has been celebrating contemporary photography for more than 25 years. As the only annual festival of new photography in Switzerland, it has been able to position itself on the national cultural scene, while also building its international presence and networks. Each year during the month of May, venues both familiar and new in the city of Biel/Bienne are taken over by works and projects by some twenty Swiss and international photographers, which can be experienced in the form of a photographic walking tour. As well, thanks to our many partners, the exhibitions are complemented by a rich programme of events, including professional meetings, guided tours, talks and performances. Held in a bilingual city in the centre of Switzerland, the festival also develops each year projects that go out across Switzerland and abroad.
The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography organizes the only annual festival of photography in Switzerland. Every year in May works of about 20 national and international photographers are exposed in the city of Biel.
The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography is a non-profit association and was created in 1997.
Committee
Lucas Dubuis
Spokesperson and head of campaigns, Unia, Bern
Julien Glauser
Committee Co-president, ethnologist, Musée d’Ethnographie, Neuchâtel
Ariane Pollet
Photography historian, Lausanne
Silvia Steidle
Alexandra Talman
Committee Co-president, Master Arts Management (ex BAK/OFC + Pro Helvetia)
Patric Zingg
Managing Director
Team
Direction
Sarah Zürcher
Coordinator
Léonore Emery
Art education
Sarah Zürcher
Antonia Brancher
Trainees
Julia Ceccaroni
Tessa Racioppi
Translations
Ian Drummond
Doris Egger
Technicians
JB Beovardi
Antoine Camuzet
Bastien Schmid
Elias Würsten
Press
Anne Jaggi
Documentation
Lea Kunz
IT
hello IT
Billy Vuilleumier
Webmaster
Roger Burkhard
Graphic Design
Philippe Dabasse
Valère Zen Ruffinen
