Albert Berger Biography

Fast Facts

• Five of the films he has produced have appeared at the Sundance Film Festival: "Little Miss Sunshine," "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," "Pumpkin," "Hamlet 2," and "Crumb․"
• Graduated from Tufts University and attended Columbia University's film school
• Wrote scripts for Paramount, MGM, Orion, and TriStar
• Owned and managed the Sandburg Theatre in Chicago, which showcased independent films
• Quote: "But really, what it's about is making a movie that connects with us and with people out there․"
• Quote: "There is a language and structure to films that can be learned․ And then, after absorbing this knowledge, you have to figure things out for yourself․․․There are rules and there is your personal voice․"
• Best known for his production work on the 2006 film "Little Miss Sunshine․"
• Started his production company, Bona Fide Productions, with partner Ron Yerxa at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival, where they were kicked out of a party and happened upon a screening of a Steven Soderbergh film
• Once served as vice president of development at Paramount Pictures' Marvin Worth Productions, where he was involved with several projects, including "Malcolm X․"