{"id":6256,"date":"2026-08-24T14:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publichistory.ch\/monica-rottmeyer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:05:09","slug":"monica-rottmeyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/publichistory.ch\/en\/monica-rottmeyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Monica Rottmeyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOwner & Managing Director Public History Research, Zurich<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Public History Research develops and delivers projects with a historical dimension for clients across business, industry, tourism and culture, with particular expertise in visual history.<\/p>

For over two decades Monica Rottmeyer worked as a production designer in the international film industry, leading the art department on major productions.
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Leadership & Governance<\/strong><\/p>

Executive education:<\/strong> Master of Advanced Studies in Leadership and Management (ZHAW\/IAP), 2017,\u00a0 \u2018High Performance Leadership\u2019, IMD Lausanne, 2019, \u2018Advanced High Performance Leadership\u2019, IMD Lausanne, 2021 \u2018Stiftungsratsausbildung\u2019 (pension fund trustee programme), UBS, ongoing \u2018AI Encounter\u2019 Future Media, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), 2023 and 2026<\/p>

Board of trustees:<\/strong> Vorsorgestiftung Film und Audiovision (vfa), since 2023<\/p>

Federal commissions:<\/strong> Expert Commission on Film Funding, Swiss Federal Office of Culture (2016\u20132019) Expert Commission on Education and Training, Film Section (2004\u20132006)<\/p>

Juries:<\/strong> Excellence Jury for Production Design, European Film Awards (2018) Jury, Swiss Commercial and Corporate Film Award (since 2020)<\/p>

Academies:<\/strong> Member of the European Film Academy and the Swiss Film Academy<\/p>

Leading across cultures: <\/strong>Building trust in an international team is one of the hardest tasks in leadership. Monica Rottmeyer knows this from over twenty years in international film. As head of department, she led teams from different countries and cultures, newly assembled for every project. In 2017 she made that challenge the subject of her master’s thesis, setting out the practical factors that build trust.<\/p>


Film & Production Design<\/strong><\/p>

Studies:<\/strong> Master of Arts in Stage and Costume Design, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Assistant positions at the Burgtheater and the Vienna State Opera<\/p>

Over twenty years of production design and art direction for international films, including David Fincher\u2019s \u2018The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u2019<\/a> (Art Director Switzerland), \u2018The Miracle of Bern\u2019<\/a> (art direction, Switzerland), \u2018Season of the Witch\u2019<\/a> (set decoration and supervision), \u2018Rascals on the Road\u2019<\/a> (\u2018Mein Name ist Eugen\u2019), \u2018Late Bloomers\u2019 and \u2018The Mies van der Rohes\u2019<\/a> (production design).<\/p>

More than thirty commercials and corporate films since 1993 for Swisscom<\/a>, Coop\/Coca-Cola, Credit Suisse, SBB<\/a>, AXA, Post, Mobiliar, Kuoni, Swatch and Shell; production design for commercial photography for Swiss Re and Credit Suisse, shot in Switzerland, South Africa and Indonesia.<\/p>


Public History Research<\/strong><\/p>

Co-founded in 2012; sole owner and managing director since 2023.<\/p>

Selected clients:<\/strong> Landqart AG<\/a> (majority-owned by the Swiss National Bank), Cilag<\/a> (Johnson & Johnson), Hotel Maistra 160<\/a>, Les Ambassadeurs<\/a> and Bank Linth<\/a> (LLB Group).<\/p>

Awards<\/strong><\/p>

City of Zurich Film Award, 2006<\/strong>
Honored for the production design of \u2018Rascals on the Road<\/em>, and for her contribution to the artistic and technical quality of production design in Swiss cinema.<\/p>

Special Prize of the Acad\u00e9mie Suisse des Gastronomes for the historical research on \u2018The Culinary Heritage of the Alps\u2019, 2012<\/p>

Publications<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

\u2018150 Jahre Papierfabrik in Landquart\u2019<\/a>, book concept and realisation \u2018The Culinary Heritage of the Alps\u2019<\/a>, co-author \u2018Dinkelreis und Pfefferchirsi\u2019<\/a>, co-author Visual history for \u2018Schweizer K\u00e4se\u2019<\/a> and \u2018Schweizer Schokolade\u2019<\/a><\/p>

Teaching<\/strong><\/p>

Regular seminars in historical research at ifs International Film School Cologne (2008\u20132014) Mentorships in interior architecture and scenography, FHNW Basel (2019\/20, 2023\/24).<\/p>


Mandates<\/strong><\/p>

Concept and creative lead for projects with a historical dimension, from books and exhibitions to films and spaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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