Donatello Dubini was born in 1955 in Zurich. He pursued Film Studies at the Film Academy in Vienna from 1975-1977, followed by studies of Drama, Film and Television Studies at the University of Cologne. He was a member of the Film Collective Zurich from 1977-1979 and is also a member of the filmmakers' and distributors' initiative "Der Andere Blick"Together with his brother Fosco, their films include: Blindgaenger(1983), Ueber mir der Himmel, unter mir ein schwarzes Loch(1984), The Disappearance of Ettore Majorana( Das Verschwinden des Ettore Majorana, 1986), Klaus Fuchs-Atom Spy( Klaus Fuchs-Atomspion, documentary, 1989), J.K.-Experience in Dealing with One's Own Ego(J.K.-Erfahrungen im Umgang mit dem eigenen Ich, documentary,1991), Ludwig 1881 (1993), Jean Seberg-American Actres (documentary, 1995), The Journey to Kafiristan ( Die Reise nach Kafiristan,2001), Thomas Pynchon-A Journey into the Mind of P. (documentary, 2001), and HedyLamarr-secrets of a Hollywood Star(2006
Fosco Dubini was born in 1954 in Zurich. From 1975-1981, he studied Drama, Film and Television at the University of Cologne. From1977-79, he was a member of the Film Collective Zurich. Since 1991, he has been an instructor at the ESAV Ecole Supérieure d'Art Visuel in Geneva.