The driving force behind Aschi Films is Ernst (Aschi) Michel, Head of Production.

Aschi Films is known as an outdoor specialist having grown up in the Swiss Alps. He has had over 20 years experience in the film industry. As a company Aschi Films works with many of the world’s best filmmakers + producers and has been an integral part to many successful films, television series, and photographic shoots.

Drawing on extensive resources while combing a close network of skilled professionals across many countries, Aschi Films becomes more than one man and is able to confidently take a production team + equipment to virtually any location in the world.

One of Aschi Films greatest resources is location scouting. Being an outdoor specialist has enabled Aschi Films to develop an wide resource bank of potential to always reliable locations for almost any set, scene or shoot.

Below you will find a short list of various projects we have been involved in over the last 20 years. We continually increasing our portfolio so for more details about past, present or upcoming productions please contact us.

2010 September/Oktober - Cinema Movie Escape From Tibet

2010 July – Pre Work Heine Fashion Shooting

2010 March Roger Federer ( Reach The Top ) – Switzerland ,New Zealand
Mercedes Benz Ml-Class China
Director – Tong Beng
Producer – Mike Salter Window Productions.Com Sydney Australia
Production Coordinator – Aschifilms Ernst Michel

2010 Januar,February – St.Moritz Switzerland,Rome Italia
“ A Natale Mi Sposo “ Cinema Movie Italia
Director – Paolo Castella
Acrors Massimo Boldi ,Elisabetta Canalis Etc.
Location Manager  – Aschifilms Ernst Michel

2009 Oct/Nov. – Switzerland
High One Ski Resort Korea – TV Commercial
Service Production – Hd Produktion Vevey Switzerland
Service Produktions – Aschfilms Mountains

2009 September – Australien Based

2009 August – Switzerland
Swiss Tourisim – Tv Commercial (Steinbrocken)
Produktion – Condor Films Zürich Switzerland
Director – Michael Fueter
Location Manager, Coordinator Helicopter – Aschifilms

2009 August – Switzerland
Milka – Fotoshooting
Fotograf – Florian Geiss
Produktion – Aschifilms

2009 July – Switzerland
Impressionen – Foto Shooting
Fotograf – Thorsten Ruppert
Producktion – Gudrun Hamann Hamburg Germany
Aschifilms – Service Production

2009 April – Switzerland
HEINRICH Heine – Catalog Photoshoot (2010 Winter)
Photograper – Torsten Ruppert
Aschi Films – Production

2009 March – Switzerland
BMW – TV Commercial
Director – Peter Refle
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2009 November – Switzerland
HIGH 1 SKI  – TV Commercial Korea
Director – Inbong Choi
Aschi Films – Production Manager

2008 October – Switzerland
VW Golf Plus – TV Commercial
Director – Horst Czenskowski. DoP  Fabian Hothan
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2008 September – Italy-Dolmites
JACK WOLFSKIN – TV Commercial
Director Stefan – Zuercher, Loc
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2008 August – Switzerland
SYMPANY – Insurance  Photoshoot
Photograper – Achim Lippoth
Aschi Films – Production Manager

2008 July – Switzerland
STHIL – Imagefilm Prod.BM8
Director – Laszlo Kadar
Aschi Films – Casting & Location Manager

2008 March – Switzerland
Mammut/Raichle – Imagefilm,C.C.Films
Director – Christoph Frutiger
Aschi Films – Production Manager

2008 Feb – Switzerland
Active 02 – TV Commercial
Filmed by Aero Films L.A.
Director – Klaus Obermeyer
Aschi Films –Casting & Location Manager

2008 March – Switzerland
Mammut/Raichle – Imagefilm,C.C.Films
Director – Christoph Frutiger
Aschi Films – Production Manager

2008 Feb – Switzerland
Active 02 – TV Commercial
Filmed by Aero Films L.A.
Director – Klaus Obermeyer
Aschi Films –Casting & Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
MTC Russian Telecom   – TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
Valser  Mineral Water – TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
Swiss Tourisim Euro 2008
European  Football – Photo Shoot
Aschi Films – Location and Casting Manager

2007 – Switzerland
Swiss Tourisim  Euro 2008
European  Football – TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
Yamaha – Japenese Market  TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
BFU (Bundes Amt für Unfall) – TV Commercial
Director – Serge Roman
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
GERMANISCHER LIOYD – TV Commercial
Director – Lino Russel
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2007 – Switzerland
The Golden Compass – Feature Film (co.stars Nicole Kidmann & Daniel Craig)
Directors :Chris Weitz
2nd unit Director – Vic Armstrong
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2006 – Switzerland, Jungraujoch
Tak Tak era – TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Line producer

2006 – Switzerland, Scenic Landmarks
Titoni – Promotional Image Film
Aschi Films – Production manager

2006 – Switzerland, Zermatt, Saas Fee
Swiss Ski Team – Sponsors Commercials
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2006 – Switzerland, St Moritz and Wengen
Heine – Photographic Fashion Shoot
Aschi Films – Producer

2006 – Switzerland, Saas Fee, Zermatt
Raiffeisen Bank – TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2005 – Switzerland, Gstaad
Bollywood Movie – Visheshent
Director/Producer – Mukesh Bhat
Aschi Films – Locaton Manager

2005 – Switzerland, Bernese Oberland Glacier
BASF – TV Commercial
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2005 – Switzerland, Bern
E=MC2 – Albert Einstein Channel 4 UK TV Documentary
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2004 (1995 to 2004) – Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Mexico, USA
Sport Scheck – Clothing Catalogue Photographic Fashion Shoots
Aschi Films – Producer

2004 – USA
Rivella – TV Commercial Athens Olympics Sponsors
Aschi Films – Location Manager

2002 –New Zealand
Ziwitch Beer Campaign – TV Spot
Aschi Films – Location Scout

2001 –Switzerland
Discovery Channel – Adventure Race
Aschi Films – Unit Manager

2000 – Switzerland
Band of Brothers – Film
Director – Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
Aschi Films – Assistant location manager to Nick Daubeny for this award winning television series.

1999 – France
007 The World is Not Enough – Film
Director – Vic Armstrong
Aschi Films – Ski consultant assistant and ski camera man assistant 2nd unit in Chamonix.

1999 – Switzerland
Adrenalin Junkies – Film
Director – Stefan Zurcher 2nd Unit
Aschi Films – Location Manager

1998 – Switzerland
Longues Oreilles – TV
Director – Frederic Gonseth
Aschi Films – Location Manager

1997 – Switzerland
Ce Fou de Topffer – TV Documentary
Director – Frederic Gonseth
Aschi Films – Location Manager

1996 – Greenland
Smillas Sense of Snow – Film
Director – Billie August
Aschi Films – Production assistant in this highly rated film that was shot in Greenland.

1995 – Switzerland
007 Golden Eye – Film
Director – Arthur Wooster
Aschi Films – Unit manager for the mountain unit as they filmed various action scenes in the Swiss Alps.

1994 – Switzerland
Time Master – Film
Director – James M. Glickenhaus
Aschi Films – Production Assistant / Skier

1993 – Switzerland
Frankenstein – Film
Director – Kenneth Branagh
Aschi Films – Assistant to Stefan Zürcher , climbing scene double for Robert De Niro

1990 – Switzerland
Fire, Ice and Dynamite – Film
Director – Willy Bogner
Aschi Films – Production Assistant

1990 to 2007 – Worldwide
Involved with such well known brands as:

TV Commercials
Milka, Audi Quattro, Lexus, Emmi, Renault, Honda, Titoni, Swisscom, BASF, Nestle, Pantene, Rivella, Vontobel Bank, Mountain Dew, Samsung, Nissan Terrano, Swiss Kantonal Bank, Zurich Insurance, Master Card, SBB, Kronenburg, Saridon, Sankyo, Lipidor, Rexona, Six Flags, Kamply, Whirlpool, Swiss Milk, Danone, Unox, Swiss Air, Ferrero, Nescafe.

Photography
Cosmopolitan, Betty Barclay, Gil Bret, Peter Hahn, Otto Group, Sport Scheck, Heine, Frankonia, Swisscom, Vodafone, Mocne.