Ron Yerxa
Ron Yerxa (* 18th May 1947 as Ronald Paul Yerxa ) is an American film producer . He became internationally known for the production of the movies Election , On the Road to Cold Mountain , Little Miss Sunshine , Little Children and Nebraska .
life and career
The career of Ron Yerxa, born in 1947, is closely linked to the biography of film producer Albert Berger . Yerxa was a studio executive at CBS Theatrical in the 1980s when he met screenwriter Albert Berger, who graduated from Columbia University film school . At the end of the 1980s they founded the production company Bona Fide Productions . Since their first joint cinema production, King of the Marble Players, in 1993, Yerxa and Berger have produced around 20 films in cooperation. The producer duo has worked with director Alexander Payne twice . There were film awards for Payne's films. For Election starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon , the production team won the Independent Spirit Awards 2000 in the Best Picture category . For the cinema production Nebraska with Bruce Dern , Will Forte and June Squibb , Yerxa and Berger each received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Picture in 2014 .
Directors Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger have worked with on their films to date include Steven Soderbergh , Anthony Minghella , Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and Todd Field .
Awards
- 2000 : Honored with the Independent Spirit Award in the category Best Film for Election
- 2007 : Honored with the Independent Spirit Award in the Best Film category for Little Miss Sunshine
- 2014 : Nominated for the Oscar in the category Best Film for Nebraska
Filmography (selection)
movie theater
- 1993: My Father - My Friend (Jack the Bear)
- 1993: King of the Marble (King of the Hill)
- 1999: Election
- 1999: The Wood
- 2002: Pumpkin
- 2003: On the Way to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)
- 2005: Bee Season
- 2005: The Ice Harvest
- 2006: Little Miss Sunshine
- 2006: Little Children
- 2008: Hamlet 2
- 2010: Awkwardly in love (The Switch)
- 2012: Ruby Sparks - My Fabulous Girlfriend (Ruby Sparks)
- 2012: We Made This Movie
- 2013: Long Live Charlie Countryman (The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman)
- 2013: Nebraska
- 2014: Low Down
- 2015: Louder Than Bombs
- 2019: The Peanut Butter Falcon
watch TV
- 1998: Fatal Desire (The Spree)
documentary
- 2002: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
- 2010: Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
literature
- Ron Yerxa. In: Film Producers, Studios, Agents, and Casting Directors Guide. , Lone Eagle, 1996, p. 34
Web links
- Ron Yerxa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Filmography by Ron Yerxa in: The New York Times
- Films by Ron Yerxa with German distribution titles
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ron Yerxa. In: Michael Cieply: Oscar Rules Regarding Producing Are Relaxed. , The New York Times, 2007
- ↑ Ron Yerxa. In: Sherry B. Ortner: Not Hollywood: Independent Film at the Twilight of the American Dream. , Duke University Press, 2013, p. 106
- ↑ Ron Yerxa. In: OSCARS: Producers Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa Talk 'Nebraska' And Re-Teaming With Alexander Payne. , Deadline Hollywood, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yerxa, Ron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yerxa, Ronald Paul (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1947 |