Ruth Waldburger (born 25 April 1951) is a Swiss film producer.
Career
editRuth 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]
Selected filmography
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Schweizer Filmpreis 2023 - Ruth Waldburger – ein Ehrenpreis für Brad Pitts Entdeckerin". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Swiss Film Award: Honorary Award for Ruth Waldburger". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ Bühler, Urs (27 March 2023). "Sie hat mit Godard elf Filme gedreht, Brad Pitts Karriere befördert und Harvey Weinstein am Telefon zur Weissglut gebracht: wie die Schweizerin Ruth Waldburger zur Produzentin von europäischem Format wurde". NZZ. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Ruth Waldburger | Producer, Production Manager, Location Management". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ "Ruth Waldburger". swissfilms (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ "Schweizer Filmpreis 2023: Ruth Waldburger erhält den Ehrenpreis". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ Keystone-SDA/jc (2023-02-28). "Producer Ruth Waldburger wins Swiss Film Prize". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-07-20.