Fredi M. Murer (born 1 October 1940) is a Swiss filmmaker.
He grew up in Altdorf and went to university in Zurich, where he studied drawing and photography.
As an innovative and independent filmmaker, Murer has made a major contribution to the renaissance of Swiss cinema.
Winner of the City of Zurich Arts Prize in 1995 and the Central Swiss Cultural Prize in 1997, in 2005 he was honoured by the Zurich Foundation for Western Ethics and Culture with a lifetime achievement award.
This was the first time the prize had been conferred on a filmmaker, the position of his work in the world of the Swiss cinema being described as "exemplary for the power of its message".