Andreas Fontana is a Swiss film director and writer. He was born in Geneva in 1982. After completing his MA in Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva, he moved to Buenos Aires where he trained as production assistant. In 2010 he graduated with a MA in film production from the ECAL in Lausanne and the HEAD in Geneva. He is best known for his debut feature film Azor, which premiered worldwide at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.