Person
Robert Boner
Production · Born 1949-07-22
Biography
Robert Boner (born 22 July 1949) is a Swiss producer. He started working as a film technician in various capacities starting in 1967. After initially working as a producer at Filmkollektiv in Zurich, he founded his own production companies SAGA Production and Ciné Manufacture in Lausanne and Paris. In his long career, he not only produced over fifty fiction films but was also active in the field of documentaries and animated films. In addition to his multifaceted work as a producer, he was committed to the further development of Swiss film policy, was a cofounder of the GARP association, was involved in the creation of the Pacte de l'audiovisuel and in the introduction of Succès Cinéma before becoming the first Secretary General of Cinéforom in 2011. He is recipient of the 2024 Swiss Film Prize Honorary Award.
Known for

Max & Co
Producer

The True Story of Puss 'n Boots
Co-Producer

Stupid Boy
Producer

Thelma
Producer

Fire in Paradise
Executive Producer

Zanzibar
Writer

And the Little Prince Said
Writer

The Lost Way
Producer

Stealth
Producer

The Indians Are Still Far Away
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2019The Fox & the BirdProducer
- 2010Low Cost (Claude Jutra)Producer
- 2010Cleveland Versus Wall StreetProducer
- 2009The True Story of Puss 'n BootsCo-Producer
- 2009Another ManProducer
- 2007Max & CoProducer
- 2006StealthProducer
- 2004Bonhomme de cheminProducer
- 2004Stupid BoyProducer
- 2003Travail d'arabeProducer
- 2002ThelmaProducer
- 2000Celui au pasteurProducer
- 1999Mignon à croquerProducer
- 1997Fire in ParadiseExecutive Producer
- 1997Capitaine au long coursWriter
- 1997Journal de Rivesaltes 1941-42Producer
- 1996News from the Good LordExecutive Producer
- 1995Adultery (A User's Guide)Writer
- 1994Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian DiaryProducer
- 1992And the Little Prince SaidWriter
- 1989ZanzibarWriter
- 1980GunsLe Péron
- 1980The Lost WayProducer
- 1979Les Petites FuguesProducer
- 1977The Indians Are Still Far AwayExecutive Producer
- 1974The Middle of the WorldGaffer
- 1974ArbeitereheScreenplay
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