Yves Scagliola graduated in Media & Film from the University of Fribourg before attending workshops on screenwriting and filmmaking in Germany. After collaborating as free lance reporter from Asia on various newspapers and journals, including "Geo", "Max" e "Dutch", he turned to TV production in China, South Korea, and India for the BBC, CNN, NBC, ARD, and France2. After returning to his native Switzerland, he began working as free lance online editor for SF, the Swiss national TV channel. He has directed Grenzgaenger (1998), Made in China (2002) and To Xanadu (2003).