About

Rio Wolta (*1988) is a composer, musician and director of audiovisual poems in the fields of exhibition, film, dance, and theater. As a multi-instrumentalist and singer, in his projects music usually comes first. He survived his teens in the Swiss Alps, studied history in Zurich and Berlin, and works in Zurich.

Festivals (selection)
American Dance Festival USA, Raindance London UK, Encounters Festival Bristol UK, Aesthetica Short Film Festival UK, Edinburgh Shorts SCO, International Festival of Modern Dance Cracow PL, Cleveland International Film Festival USA, Locarno Film Festival CH, Szerpentin Dance Film Festival HUN, Newport Beach Film Festival USA, Interfilm Festival Berlin GER, Collection Suisse de la Danse SUI, Vancouver International Music Video Festival CAN, SoundTrack Cologne GER, Denver Film Festival USA, See You Sound Torino ITA, Ars Independent Festival Katowice POL, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards USA, Sound Unseen Minneapolis USA, NYC Independent Film Festival USA, Exground Filmfest GER, Flensburger Kurzfilmtage GER, Vision Feast Auckland NZL, International Short Film Festival Zubroffka PL, Filmfest Munich GER, Taipei Arts Festival TWN, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur SUI, Festival del Cine Independente de Madrid ESP

Awards (selection)
Festival del Cine Independente de Madrid ESP, Rome Prisma Awards ITA, International Music Video Festival Paris FRA, Bogota Short Film Festival COL, Austin Music Video Festival USA, Solothurner Filmtage SUI, Sehsüchte Babelsberg GER, My Sound of Music Salzburg AUT, La Guarimba Film Festival Amantea ITA, FIlmQuest Salt Lake City USA, Gässli Film Festival SUI, Black Sea Film Festival ROM, Short Waves PL