Émile V. Schlesser

Émile v. Schlesser

Émile V. Schlesser is an award-winning writer, director and visual artist from Luxembourg. He graduated as master student at the historic Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. His diverse body of work stretches from narrative films to installations and immersive shows. In 2020, his short film "Superhero" won the prestigious 13th Street Shocking Short Award, given by NBC Universal.

In 2022, he co-founded the production company 35M Films.

Émile is an alumni of the ZFF Academy at the Zurich Film Festival 2023.

Émile is the host of the filmmaking podcast 35M Elevator Pitch, which he co-created with his producing partner Fabien Colas.

Alma Mater
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

2008-2009 painting, Prof. Markus Lüpertz
2011-2017 video + film, Prof. Marcel Odenbach
2018 graduation “Meisterschüler” of Marcel Odenbach

Émile is based in Luxembourg and Düsseldorf, Germany.