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Directors

Michael Steiner

SBB Halbtax PLUS - Long distance
SBB Halbtax PLUS - Long distance
Commercial for the SBB Swiss Railway about the new Halbtax PLUS. Advertising Spot of a girlfriend living in chaos because of her boyfriend who always visits by train.
SBB Halbtax PLUS – Office or Homeoffice
SBB Halbtax PLUS – Office or Homeoffice
Commercial for the SBB Swiss Railway about the new Halbtax PLUS. Advertising Spot of employees who are stressed out, because their boss is always coming to the Office.
SBB Halbtax PLUS – Family
SBB Halbtax PLUS – Family
Commercial for the SBB Swiss Railway about the new Halbtax PLUS. Advertising Spot grandparents who are stressed out, because their son comes over frequently with their grandkids, who are always making a mess.
Early Birds
Early Birds
Feature film Early Birds: After a shootout, two women try to go into hiding with a bag full of money and drugs.
Mein Name ist Eugen
Mein Name ist Eugen
Twelve-year-old scallywags Eugen and Wrigley live in Bern in the 1960s and play one prank after another, driving the adults crazy. Now they face a draconian punishment: a ban from scout camps and boarding school.
Die Beschatter
Die Beschatter
The crime series is about an ex-policeman (Roeland Wiesnekker) who founds an improvised detective school and gives his students real cases to solve. Star director Michael Steiner staged the series by head writer Simone Schmid.
Wolkenbruch
Wolkenbruch
The young orthodox Jew Mordechai Wolkenbruch, Motti for short, has a problem: the women his resolute mother presents to him as marriage candidates all look like her. In stark contrast to Laura, his dapper fellow student. Unfortunately, she's a shrew: she wears pants, has a pretty scarf, drinks gin and tonic and uses inappropriate language. His obedience to his mother and her resolute methods dwindles. But his passion for Laura grows.
Und morgen seid ihr tot
Und morgen seid ihr tot
"And tomorrow you'll be dead" by Michael Steiner is based on the story of the same name by Daniela Widmer and David Och. The two were kidnapped in Pakistan, abducted to North Waziristan and held hostage by the Taliban for 259 days.
Grounding
Grounding
It was the pride of an entire nation: Swissair. But on October 2, 2001, Switzerland's biggest economic debacle to date occurred. This documentary thriller tells the story of the last days of the Swiss airline, the historic "grounding" of its fleet and how it all came to this.
Sennentuntschi
Sennentuntschi
1975, Swiss Alps: In a remote mountain village, a woman of wild beauty appears seemingly out of nowhere. Only the village policeman, Reusch, takes on the stranger without reservation and tries to find out who the mute woman is. There are increasing clues that the woman comes from the high alpine pastures, where alpine herdsmen in their loneliness do many unimaginable things in order to have female company. In the process, things come to light that would have been better left hidden.
Michael Steiner – TUNA Production – Advertising film production based in Zurich

Michael Steiner is celebrated as the most commercially successful film director in Switzerland. His works are characterized by sharp dialogues and impressive visuals that make the audience laugh. Steiner has a unique sense of addressing the topics that resonate with Swiss society.

In 2005, Michael Steiner established himself in the world of cinema with his film "Mein Name ist Eugen" and solidified his position by winning the Swiss Film Award in 2006. However, this milestone was just the beginning of a brilliant career.

In the following years, Steiner published feature films like "Sennentuntschi," "Grounding," and "Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise," illustrating why he is one of the most renowned directors in the country. His film "Wolkenbruch" found an enthusiastic audience worldwide on Netflix.

In addition to his feature films, Steiner is also active in the world of commissioned films and commercials. His impressive work has been honored with several awards, including the Swiss Film Award, the Torino Audience Award, the Prix Walo, and the Zurich Film Award. Michael Steiner is undoubtedly a key figure in the Swiss film industry.

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