Biografie
After graduating from Tufts University, Albert Berger returned to his native Chicago where he owned and managed the Sandburg Theatre, a revival showcase for obscure and classic films. He attended Columbia University film school before moving to Los Angeles to write scripts for Paramount, TriStar, MGM, Orion, and producer Roger Corman. Berger went on to serve as Vice President of Development for Marvin Worth Productions at Paramount Pictures, where he worked on several projects, including Malcolm X.
Albert Berger formed Bona Fide Productions with Ron Yerxa in 1993. Their producing credits include Stephen Soderbergh's KING OF THE HILL, Alexander Payne's ELECTION, Anthony Minghella's COLD MOUNTAIN, Jonathan Dayton and alerie Faris's LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and RUBY SPARKS, Todd Field's LITTLE CHILDREN and the recently released NEBRASKA among others.
Berger's executive producing credits include the award-winning documentary CRUMB, the Wilco documentary I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART, HAMLET 2, and the Levon Helm documentary AIN'T IN IT FOR MY HEALTH.
Bona Fide premiered NEBRASKA directed by Alexander Payne in competition at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Best Actor Award for Bruce Dern. The film has since played at various film festivals, including Telluride and New York Film Festival, and opened in theaters on November 15th.
Bona Fide produced LOW DOWN starring John Hawkes, Elle Fanning and Glenn Close and THE LEFTOVERS, an HBO pilot which was just picked up for series. Their projects include THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK directed by Marc Webb, ABSTINENCE TEACHER directed by Lisa Cholodenko, and LOUDER THAN BOMBS directed by Joachim Trier.
Low Down Movie
Producent
Films | |
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2022 |
Somewhere in Queens |
2020 |
The Last Shift |
2019 |
The Peanut Butter Falcon |
2018 |
Juliet, Naked |
What They Had |
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2017 |
The Only Living Boy in New York |
2014 |
Low Down |
2013 |
Nebraska |
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman |
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2012 |
Ruby Sparks |
2010 |
The Switch |
2006 |
Little Children |
Little Miss Sunshine |
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2005 |
Bee Season |
The Ice Harvest |
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2003 |
Cold Mountain |
2002 |
Pumpkin |
1999 |
Election |
The Wood |
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1993 |
King of the Hill |
Documentaire | |
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2013 |
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm |
Artiest
Programma's | |
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2014 |
The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards |
The 86th Annual Academy Awards |
Acteur
Documentaire | |
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2004 |
Climbing 'Cold Mountain' |