Anna Schmid

Anna Schmid is a multidisciplinary artist, director, and film industry professional who lives and works between Switzerland and Italy.
For over seven years, she has worked in film as a casting director and crowd assistant director, also taking on roles in directing and production.

She earned a degree in Film Directing from CISA in Locarno (2017) and, after several years of professional work, moved to Venice to pursue a master’s degree in Video Art at IUAV in Venice (2024).
Her documentary Six Stringed Soul was selected for competition at the Montefeltro Film School Festival, broadcast by RSI, and screened during Locarno’s Notte Bianca.
Alongside her filmmaking practice, she has developed an artistic practice spanning video art, installation, and poetic writing, participating in group exhibitions such as Haunted at the Galleria Castello 925 in Venice with Culturit, featuring the work We Would Rather Breathe Through Bark, and the exhibition Altrove at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Palazzetto Tito, in Venice, with the work Come quando le cicale urlano ma è solo la loro corazza che sfrega su sé stessa v2.