Monica Rottmeyer

is responsible for the area Visual History at Public History. Since 1993, Monica has been working as a production designer and art director for national and international film productions with a focus on historical feature films. She worked for the US productions “Season of the Witch” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, was the responsible art director for the Swiss production unit of “The Miracle of Bern” and received the City of Zurich’s Film Award for her design of “My Name is Eugen”. She further received the “Grand Prix du Livre Gastronomique” for her research toward the book and documentary film “The Culinary Heritage of the Alps”. Monica studied fine arts as well as set and costume design at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. She also holds a master’s degree in leadership and management from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. She is a member of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture’s expert commission on film funding, the European Film Academy EFA and the Swiss Film Academy.   +41 76 392 19 65