Ruth Waldburger Explained

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]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-03-24 . Schweizer Filmpreis 2023 - Ruth Waldburger – ein Ehrenpreis für Brad Pitts Entdeckerin . 2023-07-19 . Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) . de.
2. Web site: Culture . © Federal Office of . Swiss Film Award: Honorary Award for Ruth Waldburger . 2023-07-20 . www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch . en.
3. Web site: 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 . 19 July 2023 . NZZ.
4. Web site: Ruth Waldburger Producer, Production Manager, Location Management . 2023-07-19 . IMDb . en-US.
5. Web site: Ruth Waldburger . 2023-07-19 . swissfilms . de.
6. Web site: Schweizer Filmpreis 2023: Ruth Waldburger erhält den Ehrenpreis . 2023-07-19 . www.admin.ch.
7. Web site: Keystone-SDA/jc . 2023-02-28 . Producer Ruth Waldburger wins Swiss Film Prize . 2023-07-20 . SWI swissinfo.ch . en.