Albert Berger
Albert Berger ’83SOA is a film and television producer living in Los Angeles. He attended Columbia Film School and received his MFA in 1983. He has served on the Columbia School of the Arts Dean's Council. Berger also worked closely with the SOA to found The Film Advisory Board, an alumni group of Columbia graduates who forged an initiative to create a network and identity for filmmakers who studied at Columbia. This committee instituted a mentorship program, pairing a mentor with each graduating student as well as offering master classes and developing programs and activities to help recent graduates onboard into the industry.
Berger formed Bona Fide Productions with his producing partner Ron Yerxa in 1992. Their credits include King of the Hill, Election, Cold Mountain, Little Children, Peanut Butter Falcon, and Best Picture Academy Award Nominees Little Miss Sunshine and Nebraska. They also executive produced the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart and the Levon Helm documentary Ain't in It for My Health. Berger also executive produced the award-winning documentary, Crumb.
After graduating from Tufts University and before starting Columbia Film School, Berger returned to his native Chicago where he owned and managed the Sandburg Theater, a revival showcase for obscure and classic films. Later, he moved to Los Angeles to write screenplays for Paramount, TriStar, MGM, Orion, and producer Roger Corman. Berger went on to serve as Vice President of Development for Marvin Worth Productions where he worked on several projects, including Malcolm X. From 2014 to 2020 Berger served as a governor of the Producers Branch of the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.