Born in 1953 in Emmental, Switzerland, Jurg Neuenschwander studied at the Univeristy of Berne. Co-founder of the Cintainer Film cxompany, he also teaches television direction at the Berne Ecole supérieure d'art visuel and in Lucerne. Neuenschwander has made several documentary films in Asia and Switzerland. His filmography includes: My Mother is in Sri Lanka (1985), Shigatse-eine Spritze kommt swelten allein (1990) and Krauter und Krafte (1995). He is currently working on a new film, called Pan.
