Regina Ziegler (born 8 March 1944) is a German film and television producer.

Life and career

Born in Quedlinburg, the daughter of a journalist, Ziegler briefly studied law at the

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, before dropping her studies to work at the Sender Freies Berlin as a production assistant. Germany's first female film producer, she started her own independent company Ziegler Films in 1973. She produced about 500 works between cinema and television, including the

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

winner film '' A Year of the Quiet Sun'' by

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, as well as works by Volker Schlöndorff,

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and her life-partner

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. During her career Ziegler received various awards and honours, including a Romy Award for her career, a Lifetime , and the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class. She served as a juror at the

44th Venice International Film Festival The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987. Jury The following people comprised the 1987 jury: * Irene Papas (head of jury) (Greece) * Sabine Azéma (France) * John Bailey (USA) * Anja Breien ...

. In 2006, her career was the subject of a retrospective at the

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in New York.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Regina 1944 births Living people People from Quedlinburg German film producers German television producers Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany