Kristian Widmer
Kristian Widmer (born October 26, 1967) is a Swiss entrepreneur, film producer and TV-producer.
Biography
Widmer holds a law degree from the University of Zurich and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen HSG. Widmer started working in the film business as an editor.[1] Originally with Vega Film,[2] he joined Condor Films, one of Europe's biggest and oldest film production companies (founded in 1947) in 1994. For Condor Entertainment and Condor Commercials, divisions of the Academy Award-winning company,[3] Kristian Widmer worked as a location manager and production manager on numerous films in Europe, USA, Australia and South America.[4] 2001 he produced Building the Gherkin,[5] an award-winning documentary.[6][7] In 2003 he produced the feature film Three Against Troy[8] for German TV-broadcaster ZDF. In 2004 he co-produced the movie The Ring Thing.[9]
In 1999 Widmer joined the managing board of Condor Films.[10] In 2003 he became CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Condor Films,[11] and in 2008 he was appointed President of Condor Films.[12][13] Widmer is a Member of the Swiss Film Academy.[14] From 2002 to 2006 he was a member of the board of Filmlocation Switzerland and since 2006 has been a member of the board of the Swiss Film Association SFA. In 2010 a group of independent journalists selected Kristian Widmer as one of the 200 most important people in Zurich.[15]
External links
- Infos about Kristian Widmer at the Condor Films Webpage
- Kristian Widmer about film and video: Videothink
- Kristian Widmer at IMDb
References
- ^ Kristian Widmer in: Kresskoepfe.de
- ^ Kristian Widmer in: Kresskoepfe.de
- ^ Condor Films' "Journey of Hope" wins Academy Awards Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Filmographie Webpage Condor Films
- ^ [2] Kristian Widmer credited as producer of "Building the Gherkin"
- ^ Building the Gherkin Rezension in: CINEMA vom 3. November 2006
- ^ 'Building the Gherkin' wins Prize at Montreal Festival of Films Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Fosters + Partners Newsarchiv 2006
- ^ [3] Kristian Widmer credited as producer of "Drei Gegen Troja" (aka "Three Against Troy")
- ^ [4] Kristian Widmer credited as producer of The Ring Thing
- ^ [5] History of Condor Films on Webpage of Condor Films
- ^ [6] Widmer becomes Managing Director of Condor Films, in: Handelszeitung, March 17, 2003
- ^ [7] Kristian Widmer appointed President of Condor Films, in: persoenlich.com
- ^ Thomas Binotto: Passion for Film, Filmbulletin Oc.8, 2010, Pages 36-39
- ^ [8] Filmakademie Schweiz
- ^ [9] Kristian Widmer in:Who is Who in Zurich
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