Kristian Widmer
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Kristian Widmer is a Swiss Filmproducer and TV-Producer.

Biography

Kristian Widmer holds a law degree of the University of Zurich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....

 and a MBA of the University of St. Gallen HSG
University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...

. He started working in the film business as an editor. Having been with Vega Film he joined Condor Films
Condor Films
Condor Films is a film and TV production company based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company produces commercials, documentary films, feature films, image films, product films and interactive multimedia solutions...

 in 1994. Kristian Widmer worked for Condor Films as a location manager and production manager on numerous films in Europe, USA, Australia and South America. 2001 he produced Building The Gherkin, an award winning documentary. 2003 he produced "Three Against Troy" for German TV-Broadcaster ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...

. 2004 he co-produced "The Ring Thing". 1999 Kristian Widmer joined the managing board of Condor Films. 2001 he became Managing Director of Condor Films and 2008 he was appointed president of Condor Films. Kristian Widmer is a Member of the Swiss Film Academy. 2010 he was elected by a group of independent journalists among the 200 most important people of the City of Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

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