Stéphane Mitchell
Main focus: Film and TV writer, feminist
Twitter handle: @janedoeordont
Website/blog: paillettes.ch
Languages: English, French
City: Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Topics: film, tv-shows, film theory
Services: Talk, Moderation, Consulting, Interview
Willing to travel for an event.
Willing to talk for nonprofit.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Stéphane holds a BFA in film and TV production from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and a MA in French litterature from Geneva University - with a specialization in Gender and Cinema. Her writing debut is the awards winning feature "On dirait le sud" by Vincent Pluss, Best Swiss Film in 2003. She is the headwriter of the European success teen TV series "Heidi 15" (France 2, RTS), and created "T’es pas la seule!" a comedy series for RTS in 2011. She’s written for the popular Swiss sitcom "Les Pique-Meurons" and the most watched RTS’ miniseries "Port d’attache" (2013). Her TV script "UnleaSHEd", with Adèle Heanel and Irène Jacob, directed by Raymond Vouillamoz, is a multi-awards winner, including Best Swiss TV movie of 2009. She was cocreator and headwriter of New York Times' "must watch" RTS financial thriller "Banking District", a 6x52’ 2 seasons miniseries starring Brigitte Fossey and Laura Sepul. Her latest collaboration, "The Fam" by Fred Baillif, won acclaim at Berlinale 2021 and was nominated for 5 of the Swiss Film Prize Awards 2021, including best film and best script, winning best editing and best lead and supporting actresses. Cofounder of SWAN Swiss women's Audiovisual Network, Stéphane is a fierce advocate of women's rights in the film industry and in life.
Examples of previous talks / appearances:
April 2, 2019.
Raphaële Bouchet interviews Matthias Bürcher (filmmaker) and Stéphane Mitchell (screenwriter) about the gender inequalities in Swiss Cinema public funds following the awful data presented by ARF, FOCAL and Cinésuisse at the Solothurn Film Festival 2015, on Swiss Public Broadcasting. VERTIGO is a RTS la Première radio show.
(scroll down to find the podcast of the radio interview)
August 4th, 2017. Discussing gender inequality in Swiss Film Cinema and SWAN Swiss Women's Audiovisual Network's 2nd Networking Breakfast on Swiss Public Broadcaster.
(scroll down, using the menu on the left)
This talk is in: French
Live talk on the state of screenwriting in Switzerland and abroad during the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF 2014).
(the festival removed the archive: https://www.fiff.ch/en/think-tank-screenwriting)
This talk is in: French
En collaboration avec FOCAL, Arte, Final Draft, Pacte Multimedia, SSR SRG idée suisse
Un projet de «GameCulture», programme de la Fondation suisse pour la culture Pro Helvetia.
Sur la base de case studies de plusieurs jeux vidéo et d'œuvres interactives, les débats de la journée ont pour but d’encourager les échanges de compétences entre les professionnels habitués à une création audiovisuelle linéaire et les nouveaux auteurs appartenant au marché de la communication interactive.
Thèmes abordés :
La narration participative : le rôle actif du vi-user (viewer + user) dans le storytelling interactif
L’expérience des jeux vidéo : des auteurs montrent leurs œuvres récentes et parlent du travail d’écriture
Ecrire un texte ou créer un monde : dialogue entre scénaristes classiques et auteurs de jeux narratifs
Stratégie de production et narration : analyse de cas d’études concrets des nouveaux formats interactifs fictionnels.
Réseaux sociaux : à travers exemples et témoins, analyse de l’influence des réseaux sociaux sur les modes de consommation, marketing et conception de la fiction.
Colloques conçus et animés par Gaetano Stucchi
This talk is in: French