Directing
Lionel Baier
Born 1975-12-13
Lausanne, Switzerland
Department: Directing
Biography
Lionel Baier is a Swiss filmmaker. He studied Art at University of Lausanne from 1995–98. In 2009, he co-founded the production company Bande à Part films, together with Ursula Meier, Jean-Stéphane Bron and Frédéric Mermoud.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Lionel Baier
TV
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Kulturplatz
2004
TMDB3.0
Movie
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Notre Dame
2019
TMDB2.5
Movie
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Dog on Trial
2024
TMDB3.0
Movie
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The Safe House
2025
TMDB2.9
Movie
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The Venerable W.
2017
TMDB3.3
Movie
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Stupid Boy
2004
TMDB2.9
Movie
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The Paris Opera
2017
TMDB3.6
Movie
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Prénom: Mathieu
2018
TMDB2.5
Movie
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Longwave
2013
TMDB2.8
Movie
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Hunters
2019
TMDB3.5
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (76 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dentro | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Little By Little | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Deal | Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Safe House | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| The Safe House | Screenplay | Movie | 2025 |
 | Dog on Trial | Le Pasteur Lionel Baier | Movie | 2024 |
| Dog on Trial | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Ricardo and Painting | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Parade | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Continental Drift (South) | Director | Movie | 2022 |
| Continental Drift (South) | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Askêsis | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Those Who Care to Know Each Other | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Brain | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Little Swallow | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Price of Happiness | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Last One | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Half & Half | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Notre Dame | Présentateur JT France 3 Régions | Movie | 2019 |
 | These Streets Will Never Look the Same | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bats in the Night | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Block B | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Particles | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hunters | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
| Dans les ruines | Producer | Movie | 2019 | |
 | Pearl | Associate Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Prénom: Mathieu | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Prénom: Mathieu | Screenplay | Movie | 2018 |
 | Diary of My Mind | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Sirius | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Venerable W. | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Paris Opera | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Fedor | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
| En face du bloc | Producer | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Vanity | Customer of Treplev (uncredited) | Movie | 2015 |
| Vanity | Director | Movie | 2015 |
| Vanity | Screenplay | Movie | 2015 |
 | Swizzair | Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Discipline | Head of Production | Movie | 2014 |
 | Longwave | Director | Movie | 2013 |
| Longwave | Writer | Movie | 2013 |
| Longwave | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | L'harmonie | Production Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | Émile de 1 à 5 | Director | Movie | 2012 |
| Émile de 1 à 5 | Writer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bon vent Claude Goretta | Director | Movie | 2011 |
| Bon vent Claude Goretta | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Toulouse | Director | Movie | 2011 |
| Toulouse | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
 | À quoi tu joues | Producer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Low Cost (Claude Jutra) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
| Low Cost (Claude Jutra) | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| Low Cost (Claude Jutra) | Scenario Writer | Movie | 2010 |
| Low Cost (Claude Jutra) | Editor | Movie | 2010 |
| Low Cost (Claude Jutra) | Director of Photography | Movie | 2010 |
 | Another Man | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Another Man | Screenplay | Movie | 2009 |
| Another Man | Cinematography | Movie | 2009 |
 | Stealth | Lionel Baier | Movie | 2006 |
| Stealth | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Stealth | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Kulturplatz | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Stupid Boy | Lionel (uncredited) | Movie | 2004 |
| Stupid Boy | Director | Movie | 2004 |
| Stupid Boy | Director of Photography | Movie | 2004 |
| Stupid Boy | Author | Movie | 2004 |
| Jour de Marché | Screenplay | Movie | 2002 | |
| Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire | Director | Movie | 2002 | |
 | La parade (notre histoire) | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Celui au pasteur | Director | Movie | 2000 |
| Celui au pasteur | Scenario Writer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Mignon à croquer | Director | Movie | 1999 |
| Mignon à croquer | Scenario Writer | Movie | 1999 |
| Le ciel des bêtes | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Quiet Land | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Quiet Land | Writer | Movie | — |