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Ruth Waldburger
Swiss film producer (born 1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruth Waldburger (born 25 April 1951) is a Swiss film producer.
Career
Ruth Waldburger was born on 25 April 1951 in Herisau, Switzerland. She was also raised in Arosa.
Waldburger started her career in 1974 working as a secretary for SRF, eventually becoming a production assistant on the TV show Kassensturz.[1]
In 1991, Waldburger produced Johnny Suede, one of the first films starring Brad Pitt in a leading role.[2] In almost 50 years in the film business, Waldburger's career spans over 100 movies, having worked with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Robert Frank, Gianni Amelio, Noémie Lvovsky, Léos Carax, and Silvio Soldini.[3][4]
In 1988, Waldburger co-founded the Swiss production company Vega Film AG.[5]
In 2023, Waldburger received an honorary Swiss Film Award for her contributions to Swiss cinema.[6][7]
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Selected filmography
- 1991 Johnny Suede
- 1997 Same Old Song
- 1999 Notre musique
- 1999 Le vie ne me fait pas peur
- 2001 Roberto Succo
- 2004 The Chorus (Les Choristes)
- 2010 The Little Room
- 2010 Film Socialisme
- 2012 Sister (L'enfant d'en haut)
- 2020 My Little Sister (Schwesterlein)
- 2021 Tides
References
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