About - Laura Morales

Laura Morales is a cinematographer and director based in Switzerland. After studying photography at CEPV in Vevey, she began her career as a photographer before turning to cinema.

Her short film Les Monts s’embrasent won the Best Swiss Newcomer Award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2015. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in filmmaking from HEAD–Geneva in 2017, followed by a Master’s degree in cinematography from ZHdK in Zurich in 2022. Her work as a cinematographer spans both documentary and fiction, with films screened and awarded at international festivals.

In 2024 she had the chance to shadow Hoyte Van Hoytema through a European Film Awards program.

Alongside filmmaking, Laura maintains an active photographic practice. It remains a central part of her creative process, especially analog, in dialogue with painting and drawing. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions, and she has collaborated with clients such as Jaeger LeCoultre, Tissot, Certina, Van Cleef, VIFFF.ch, Comédien.ch, WGR Communication.

From 2011 to 2017, Laura Morales co-founded and edited the fanzine Le Dévaloir.

Filmography as a cinematographer

Histoire d'un silence (RTS & Idip Films) Director Elena Avdija - 60' documentary - 2025
D'ailleurs - Directed by Camille Briffod - in post-production
La Maison de Ruisseau (Intermezzo Films, Avant La Nuit) - Director Alice Weil et Quentin Clémence 90’ documentary - in production
Jeunesse ! - Directed by Laura Morales - 17' - 2022
Ukopan - Directed by Andrea PopoviÄ‡ - 28' - 2022
Périphérique Nord - Directed by Paulo Carneiro - 75' - 2022
Lion's Cage - Directed by Linus Von Stumberg - 15' - 2022
Tezeta - Directed by Sarah Imsand - 20' - 2020
Bele Noći - Directed by Andrea Popovic - 10' - 2021
Ma Lola - Directed by Elena Petitpierre - 10' - 2019
Le Syndrome Fitzcarraldo - 30' - 2017
Il est des nôtres - 24' - 2017
Ziggurat - 3' - 2015 - Co-directed with Alberto Martin Menacho
Les monts s’embrasent - 21' - 2015 - Official selection at the 68th Festival del Film Locarno. Section Pardi di Domani, concorso nazionale.

Filmography as a director

Jeunesse ! - Directed by Laura Morales - 17' - 2022
Les monts s’embrasent - 21' - 2015 - Official selection at the 68th Festival del Film Locarno. Section Pardi di Domani, concorso nazionale.
Il est des nôtres - 24' - 2017
Le Syndrome Fitzcarraldo - 30' - 2017
Ziggurat - 3' - 2015 - Co-directed with Alberto Martin Menacho

Collective exhibitions

Une Illusion à Bicyclette - The exhibition of the attic IV - Lausanne - October 2013
Hordes & Nuées - CEPV - Vevey - September 2014

Solo exhibitions
Ouayoutou, solo exhibition at the Gruyères Book Festival - July 2014

Clients / Mandatories
VIFFF (Vevey International Funny Film Festival) / Comédien.ch / Les Teintureries / BL VISIONS (Tissot, Certina, Jaeger LeCoultre, Breitling...) / WGR Communication (Retraites Populaires, L'Eclair, Aldi, E.C.A...) / Solvalor Fund Managment / Compagnie Oost / Le Théâtre Pitoeff / Amalgame Club / Label Suisse /

Publications
Le Devaloir / 20 minutes / Bâtir, newspaper of the construction industry in French-speaking Switzerland / La Côte / Journal GSSA / Octopus Webzine / Sonotone

Press

Interview Swiss Films "Beyond the screen", 2025
https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/news/beyond-the-screen/7020

Interview RTS la Première, Médialogue, September 2023 :
https://www.rts.ch

Interview for Epic Magazine about the film Jeunesse !
https://epic-magazine.ch/futura-ou-quand-la-jeune-garde-du-cinema-suisse-creve-lecran-au-giff/

Interview for Zett Magazin
https://zett.zhdk.ch/en/2021/11/15/moment-of-silence

Laura Morales is a cinematographer and director based in Switzerland. After studying photography at CEPV in Vevey, she began her career as a photographer before turning to cinema.

From 2011 to 2017, Laura Morales co-founded and edited the fanzine Le Dévaloir.