Raphaël Piguet – Profile

Portrait –

Raphaël Piguet works as a cinematographer since 2013. Graduated from Vevey's photography school (CFC and ES Diploma in 2012), he specializes in film by working in light and camera departments on short films, features, music videos or adverts. In 2024, he graduates at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in Film, with specialization in Cinematography (Master Kamera).
He works in Switzerland and abroad as a DoP for fiction and documentaries, and as a Gaffer on commercials and fiction films. He also teaches film at CEPV as a part-time work.

Work Experience –

Cinematographer

2025
Timber by Mischa Müller — Zürich, Switzerland, 2025
Production: ZHDK — Fiction shortfilm — 20'

2025
The Disparaged by Xheni Alushi — Prishtina, Kosovo
Production: ZHDK / Ikonë — Fiction shortfilm — 20'

2024
Hunde by Yannick Schoepflin — Basel, Switzerland
Production: ZHDK — Fiction shortfilm — 15'

2024
Chi ch'ien piü chiö by Pablo Guscetti — Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland
Production: Ventura films / ECAL-HEAD — Fiction shortfilm — 30'

2023
Wohin verschwindet das Weiss des Schnees, wenn er schmilzt? by Jonathan Jäggi — Zürich, Switzerland
Production: ZHDK / Jaelle-Marie Grossklaus — Fiction shortfilm — 21'

2022
Combox by Xheni Alushi — Zürich, Switzerland
Production: ZHDK / Levin Vieth — Fiction shortfilm — 20'

2021
Schillerbalkon — Collective directing — Seelisberg, Switzerland
Production: ZHDK / Dominique Frey & Nele Kumpel — Documentary series — 50'

2019
« D » by Frederico Ramos Lopes — Geneva, Switzerland
Production: Kino Kabaret Geneva — Fiction shortfilm — 11'

2018
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step by Erika Nieva — Lausanne / Valais, Switzerland
Production: HEAD Genève — Documentary / Fiction shortfilm — 20'

Director & Cinematographer

2020
MUGOGO! Rising by Raphaël Piguet — Kilifi, Kenya
Production: NSK Music Sàrl — Music / Documentary shortfilm — 20'

Education –

Master in cinematography, Film department at ZHDK
Diploma in photography at CEPV (ES)
CFC in photography at CEPV
First certificate of English
Federal Maturity

Further Education / Workshops –

Shaping the Dark — Focal

Personal equipment –

ARRI ALEXA Mini