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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Yvann Yagchi

Yvann YAGCHI (1983, Switzerland) has been making films since 2017. He started directing documentaries after having worked as a journalist for several years in Belgium and Switzerland. From Palestinian and Iraqi origins, Yvann has a strong interest in both European and Middle Eastern culture. Avant il n’y avait rien (2024) is his second feature-length documentary.

Filmography

Acta non verba (2017, short doc), Le masque (2022, doc), Avant il n’y avait rien (2023, doc)

Yvann Yagchi at IFFR

  • Avant il n’y avait rien

    Yvann Yagchi | 71' | Switzerland | World premiere

    Can two friends, Palestinian and Israeli, overcome their political-religious differences to make a documentary together?