ABOUT ME

I create stories through the rhythm of editing, the harmony of music, and the energy of animation.

My name is Etienne Del Biaggio. I am an editor, self-taught animator, and composer based in Giubiasco (Ticino, Switzerland). I graduated in editing and video post-production at CISA in Locarno (2019), and I collaborated with Béla Tarr on the short film Alma by Dino Longo Sabanovic, presented at the Locarno Film Festival. From 2020 to 2023, I worked as lead editor at Fiumi Studios, editing documentaries and corporate videos for clients such as Siemens and EOC Ticino.

Video Editing and more

In addition to editing and composing soundtracks, I have developed graphic and animation skills through various jobs, creating several animated short films of my own.

My approach

Reliability, innovation, and sensitivity are the cornerstones of my work. I believe in cinema as a poetic medium to explore the relationship between reality and dreams.

COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY

  • Short film on assisted procreation with archive material from various eras produced by CISA and IBSA (director, editing and music) (in progress)

  • Crashing the Millenium by Etienne Delbiaggio, short animated film, 14”, 2025 (screenplay, director, editing, animation and soundtrack)

  • CISA film school - Masterclass about editing with archival footage: Two days of classes in may 2025 with CISA film school students where we explored how to perform a video montage of archival materials in a way that is functional for storytelling, as well as the various aspects that can amplify its potential (for example: how to use sound effects and mix them appropriately).

  • Le Pixellate by Jona Mantovan (journalist Corriere del Ticino), 5 videos for YouTube (editing and graphics)

  • Papillon Wood Print, 3 Instagram Reels, 2024 (editing)

  • The Social Shells by Nadine Burton YouTube’s episode “Onboarding new clients” , 2024(editing)

  • Ticino Film Commission 10th anniversary, 2024 (editing, soundtrack and graphics)

  • Wabi-Sabi by Etienne Delbiaggio, short animated film, 20”30’, 2024 (screenplay, director, editing, animation and soundtrack)

  • Amore Radicale by Elettra Fiumi, documentary, 52', 2023 (editing)

  • Dancing Free by Elettra Fiumi, documentary, special screening at Locarno Film Festival 76, 93', 2023 (editing)

  • Radical Landscapes by Elettra Fiumi, documentary, Premiere at DOC NYC 2022, 89', 2022 (co-editor and partial music compositions)

  • Neon by Etienne Delbiaggio, video clip, 5' (animation, editing and music composition)

  • Hell Has No Hate by Etienne Delbiaggio, animated short film, 17', 2021 (writing, directing, animations, editing and music composition)

  • 74th Locarno Film Festival, editing and assistance of CISA students on the daily festival trailers, 2021 (editing tutor)

  • Campari Red Diaries "Fellini Forward", stage where I observed the making of the short film presented at the Venice Film Festival 2021

  • ART Band Promo Video by Etienne Delbiaggio, promotional video for a local band, 8', 2021 (direction, editing and graphics)

  • SMUM (Scuola di Musica Moderna), re-editing of a commercial for TV broadcast, 2021

  • Concerts of the Camellias 2021, four classical music concerts streamed by Shy Dragon Productions (live editing)

  • Un Palco per la Vita by Davide Martinoni, documentary, 55'03'', 2021 (editing and animation)

  • John Carpenter Tribute by Etienne Delbiaggio, video clip, 6' (animation, editing and music composition)

  • Alexia - EP.1 “Discover” by Michel Voisin, web episode, 4’30”, 2020 (music composition)

  • Electric Storm by Etienne Delbiaggio, video clip, 6' (animation, editing and music composition)

  • One Leaf One World by Domenico Lucchini, documentary, 63', 2020 (editing and partial music composition)

  • Dreaming to be Awake by Etienne Delbiaggio, essay, 63', 2020 (writing, editing and music composition)

  • Eyes of a Stranger (Queensryche cover), video clip, 7' (editing and graphics)

  • C'est Paris Aussi by Lech Kowalski, documentary workshop, 58'17', 2020 (assistant editor and music composition)

  • Ludwig Van Festival video installation for the LAC curated by CISAlab, 2019 (editing)

  • Il ritratto di Vincenzo Borsellino, advertising short film, 02'41'', 2019 (editing)

  • Alma by Dino Longo Sabanovic, short film contained within the anthology film "Under the God (part 1)" by Béla Tarr, 15'25'', 2019 (editing)

  • White by Etienne Delbiaggio, short film, 09'52'', 2018 (writing, directing, editing and music composition)

  • 71st Locarno Film Festival, montage of various reports/interviews from the festival, 2018 (editing)

  • CISA film school Mancata Primavera by Michel Voisin, short film, 17'53'', 2018 (DIT, editing)

  • CISA film school Video installation in the Spazio Tesoro MUSEC, Lugano, 2018 (music composition)

  • 70th Locarno Film Festival, editing of various reports/interviews from the festival, 2017 (editing)