[EN] CRISTIAN SULSER is a Director, Writer and Producer for Film, Television and Theater. He was born and raised in Switzerland, where he completed his primary education with a bachelor in teaching. After being trained as director and producer for SWISS NATIONAL TELEVISION SRF, he got a diploma for screenwriting from the one-year program at the SCHOOL FOR SCREENWRITING BERLIN and from the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCLA). He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing from the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE CONSERVATORY (AFI) in Los Angeles.

His films SCRABBLE and GOODBYE VESNA have been screened at over 150 international film festivals and won over 35 AWARDS. His television work in Switzerland has been awarded two PRIX WALOS and a SWISS TELEVISION AWARD.

Cristian started off as an actor on stage. Then he was working as an assistant director for the opera director Dieter Kaegi for OPERA IRELAND, OPÉRA-THÉÂTRE DE METZ and the LISMORE OPERA FESTIVAL. Later on he moved to Los Angeles to become the assistant for television producer Gail Berman at Regency Television, making his first steps in developement (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ROSWELL). Cristian worked as assistant director before directing his own films. Frequently, Cristian is also a story consultant and lecturer for writing and directing.

In Switzerland, Cristian was also in front of the camera. Among others, he was a host for NICKELODEON SWITZERLAND and starred in the comedy show RATPACK, which he also created, for the Swiss National Television Network. With the Swiss production company SECOND UNIT he directed, wrote and produced several television shows for SWISS NATIONAL TELEVISION SRF. Since 2019, he is also Head of Fiction and Executive Producer for the swiss production company B&B ENDEMOL SHINE.