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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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