Edouard Gétaz | |
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Edouard Getaz in 2014
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Born |
Lausanne |
September 7, 1973
Nationality | Swiss |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, Theatrical producer, Filmmaker |
Years active | 1983-present |
Website | http://www.incopix.com/edouard-getaz |
Edouard Gétaz ([ɡəˈta]; born September 7, 1973) is a Swiss entrepreneur, theatrical producer and filmmaker. He develops and produces operas, films, interactive projects, music festivals, fashion shows, concerts and historical celebrations.
Edouard Gétaz was born in 1973 in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the mid-90s, Gétaz produced one of the first live Internet streaming events for the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 1998 he co-founded Creatives, an events and communications agency in Switzerland.
In 2004 Gétaz moved to New York and founded the production company Incopix and co-founded Giants Are Small.
Gétaz holds a law degree from Fribourg University, Switzerland, and studied film directing and production at New York University.
Together with Doug Fitch and Frederic Gumy, Gétaz co-founded Giants Are Small, where he produced:
In May 2014 Edouard Gétaz and Giants Are Small produced Dada Bomb as part of Zürich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity, organized the Swiss Consulate in New York.