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SELINA WIESMANN

Lead role as OY (Thai-Segment)

Born 1992 in Switzerland.

Selina is of Thai/Swiss nationality. She has appeared in several features, commercials and TV-shows.

The younger as her real age looking beauty bears the unique mix of mature yet humorous acting – a talent not easy to encounter in Southeast Asia.

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YUPARAJ TOASALEA

Lead role as AUN (Thai-Segment)

Born 2000 in Bangkok, by a Thai mother and an Italian father.

Yuparaj’s nickname is ‘Film’ – not by coincidence: the camera naturally falls in love with ‘Film’ as he bears the natural talent of creating true emotions within a moment.

PhonY-director Steinmann was quoted: ”In a crucial daylight-ending scene, with 25 minutes left to execute, ‘Film’ as the main focus in an extensive two-page-scene showed his stunning talent. As this scene was a crucial turning in the story, ‘Film’ brilliantly succeeded – with only little rehearsal! This newcomer has a bright acting future ahead. Let’s hope he grasps when chances come along”.

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BANYONG PHOONSAB

Supporting role as TORASAB (Thai-Segment)

Born 1988 in Northeast Thailand.

The massive though energetic character actor Banyong Phoonsab, aka ‘Otto’,

has only some few and featured roles on his belt, with PhonY being his first

major part.

Banyong’s naturally kind and soft temper were shifting in high gear with his personification as corrupt local phone-dealer.

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GILLES TSCHUDI

Supporting role as SIR TT (Canadian-Segment)

Born 1957 in Basel.

With 17 years of age, young Gilles Tschudi went to the Schauspielakademie in Zurich. Well-trained, he works since constantly on stage, film, TV, and commercials, in Switzerland and internationally, in lead and supporting roles – Tschudi’s life is acting.

Tschudi appeared in the European film ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ (2014) and was one of the leads in the long running Swiss TV-soap ‘Lüthi und Blanc’ (1999-2006).

In 2004, Tschudi was awarded the prestigious Swiss Film Prize for the ‘Best Performance in a

Supporting Role’.

Tschudi lives in the Swiss Jura and in Basel. He is divorced and father of

five sons.

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BEHIND THE CAMERA

ROGER STEINMANN

Writer, Producer, Director of 'PhonY'

Directing Mickey Rooney, Dee Wallace Stone, and Barbara Carrera

Born Nov 6, 1961 in Zurich/Switzerland, Steinmann began in 1969 with Super-8 shorts. Since then, he has written, directed and produced numerous motion pictures, documentaries, stage productions, and commercials; he has won awards, two shorts were broadcasted at the national Swiss TV.

In 1991, Steinmann moved to Hollywood where he wrote and developed several screenplays for full length films aimed for a global audience.

„ILLUSION INFINITY” aka „PARADISE“ was written by himself after his original story. He directed and executive produced the 2004 US/Swiss film featuring Hollywood stars Dee Wallace Stone („E.T.“), Mickey Rooney (two time Academy Award winner), Timothy Bottoms (Golden Globe nominee), and Barbara Carrera (Bond-Girl in „Never Say Never Again“).

Nobody else than six times Academy Award winner and 25 times nominee, writer/director Billy Wilder („Some Like It Hot“), encouraged him back in 1993 to revitalize screwball-comedies, prominently resulting in the current "PhonY", and the 2015-screenplay "LADIES FIRST", and 2014-rewrite „THE PARTYKILLERS“.

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MARKUS IMTHURN

Production Designer, Production Consultant of 'PhonY'

Left: As Director of Photography with the unique 360° camera; and with Roger Steinmann

Born 1960 in Zurich.

After his education as display designer, Markus Imthurn turned to his lifelong passion film.
When winning accolades with his teenage production HELIOS at the Swiss youth film festival in 1979,
he met Roger Steinmann with whom an instant friendship ensued. Over the years, the two collaborated frequently with each other, with Imthurn in the position of producer, director, screenwriter and director of photography. Over the years he carried out numerous projects for film, television and the stage, for advertising and documentation, for interactive media, and the game world – of some won international awards.

Imthurn was trained by his lifelong mentor, twice OSCAR winner Ernst A. Heiniger, nature film director for Walt Disney Productions, and acknowledged refiner of the 360° camera-film system.

Imthurn lives in the Swiss, Jura and is married and has two children.

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