Ruth Waldburger
{{Short description|Swiss film producer (born 1951)}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Schweizer Filmpreis 2023 - Ruth Waldburger – ein Ehrenpreis für Brad Pitts Entdeckerin |url=https://www.srf.ch/kultur/film-serien/schweizer-filmpreis-2023-ruth-waldburger-ein-ehrenpreis-fuer-brad-pitts-entdeckerin |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de}}
In 1991, Waldburger produced Johnny Suede, one of the first films starring Brad Pitt in a leading role.{{Cite web |last=Culture |first=© Federal Office of |title=Swiss Film Award: Honorary Award for Ruth Waldburger |url=https://www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/awards/en/home/film/film-archiv/film-2023/honorary-award-2023.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Bühler |first=Urs |date=27 March 2023 |title=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 |url=https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/godard-rief-an-harvey-w-auch-ruth-waldburgers-produzentenleben-ld.1731844 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=NZZ}}{{Cite web |title=Ruth Waldburger {{!}} Producer, Production Manager, Location Management |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906935/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
In 1988, Waldburger co-founded the Swiss production company Vega Film AG.{{Cite web |title=Ruth Waldburger |url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/de/person/waldburger-ruth/3A515B3BF53A4ECF9D8C41B0BFC6D60B |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=swissfilms |language=de}}
In 2023, Waldburger received an honorary Swiss Film Award for her contributions to Swiss cinema.{{Cite web |title=Schweizer Filmpreis 2023: Ruth Waldburger erhält den Ehrenpreis |url=https://www.news.admin.ch/de/nsb?id=93346 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.admin.ch}}{{Cite web |last=Keystone-SDA/jc |date=2023-02-28 |title=Producer Ruth Waldburger wins Swiss Film Prize |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/producer-ruth-waldburger-wins-swiss-film-prize/48322968 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en}}
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
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