Jean-Stéphane Bron is a Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter renowned for his thought-provoking political documentaries that delve into the complexities of contemporary societal issues.
Graduating from the École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 1995, Bron has built a career focused on exploring the crisis of democracy, economic upheaval, the rise of populism, and the power of techno-science.
His early work includes Connu de nos services (1997),a documentary that investigates the Swiss federal police's surveillance of over 600,000 citizens in the 1960s and 1970s, sparking a national scandal.
Bron's 2003 film Mais im Bundeshuus / Le Génie helvétique delves into the Swiss parliamentary debates over genetic engineering laws, built like a political thriller, it was a huge success in Swiss theaters.
His 2010 film Cleveland vs. Wall Street sheds light on the subprime mortgage crisis through a cinematic trial, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival and earning a César Award nomination in France.
Bron's 2013 work, L'Expérience Blocher, offers a controversial portrait of billionaire and national-populist leader Christoph Blocher.
In 2017, his documentary L'Opéra de Paris captivated 200,000 viewers in theaters across 15 countries and won the Swiss Film Prize for Best Documentary for the third time.
His 2021 film The Brain / 5 nouvelles du cerveau takes an immersive look at neuroscience and artificial intelligence, exploring the future of the human mind.
As a collaborator, Bron has contributed to the scripts for various films and series, including Maryland, Proxima, Paris Memories, Stitches, and The Deal (2025). He also directed all six episodes of The Deal, produced by RTS, ARTE, and Gaumont.
Throughout his career, Bron's projects have premiered four times on the piazza grande of the Locarno International Film Festival, in front of thousands of people, cementing his reputation as a respected and accomplished filmmaker.
