Noëmi Steffen








Even if you take everything away,
you still have an awkwardness.

Mathematician and neuroscientist Conor Houghton on Samuel Beckett´s play „Quad“












Noëmi Eva Steffen is a screenwriter, playwright and dramaturge of Swiss/Mexican background based in Berne. Her focus lies on stories of precisely observed human interactions, told with empathy, an intact backbone and a dark sense of humour.

She studied stage directing at Ernst Busch in Berlin and ZhdK in Zurich and screenwriting at Screen Academy Scotland. Since graduating, she has continuously worked as a staff writer on various tv series and as a playwright and dramaturge for the theatre. She is currently developing her own series concepts and a first feature film.

A current CV is available upon request.
Participant in the ZFF Academy 2025

Participant in Cannes Series Writer's Club 2025

Writer in residence 2022/23 at Neues Theater Dornach

MA Screenwriting at Edinburgh Napier University, graduated with distinction 

Quarter finalist Screen&Story festival 2020 with „MM“

Ekran+ 2019 Swiss delegate with „Palace“

Interplay Europe 2008 Swiss delegate with „Being Wilma“


PORTFOLIO STAGE (selection)
MIT EINEM FUSS DRAUSSEN
Adaptation for the stage of Anais Meier's novel | Neues Theater Dornach | dramaturge, writer | 2024
DER FLUCH DES DON QUIJOTE
Original musical | Neues Theater Dornach | writer, songwriter | 2023
DIE FAHRENDE BRÜCKE
Original play | Neues Theater Dornach | writer | 2021
ERNST
Collaborative play | BONZO Collective Berne | writer, dramaturge | 2019
ENGLISH MONDAYS
Bi-monthly event | Schauspielhaus Vienna | organiser, host | 2015–17
PORTFOLIO SCREEN (selection)
UNSERE KLEINE BOTSCHAFT
Sitcom | Fidelio Films | staff writer | 2025–
MALONEY
Crime comedy series | C-Films Zurich | staff writer | 2024–
BEATRIX
Short film | Cineworx Basel | writer, actor | 2013
GOLDEN BOY
Short film | ZhdK Zurich | writer, director | 2012
IN DEVELOPMENT
CODENAME GARFIELD
Crime comedy series | co-creator
BURNING DESIRE
Satirical series | Catpics Zurich | co-headwriter
P-26
Historical comedy series | Filmgerberei Zurich | staff writer
MORD IM GRANDHOTEL
Murder mystery series | Turnus Film & Moovie | co-writer
INTERMISSION
Feature film | Lomotion Bern | writer, co-director
PORTFOLIO OTHER POSITIONS (selection)
THE ONLY ONES
Tilt Productions Zurich, SRF | actor | 2017
SKETCHES OF LOU
2:1 Productions Zurich | actor | 2015
LECTURER
Institut für Sprachkunst | Universität der Angewandten Künste, Vienna | 2025
CAPTAIN ON MS JURA
The best summer job of all | 2014–2020
Screenwriter, Playwright, Dramaturge
noemisteffen@posteo.de