Ruth Beckermann was born in Vienna, where she went to school and graduated at the university of Vienna. She spent some time in Tel Aviv, New York and Zurich. In 1978, together with Josef Aichholzer and Franz Grafl she co-founded the distribution company Filmladen. She has taught at universities in Vienna, Salzburg and Chicago. Co-founder of Austria's documentary association Interessensgemeinschaft Österreichischer Dokumentarfilm (dok.at, chairwoman 2000 - 2008). Freelance author and filmmaker, lives in Vienna and Agay (F). In 2007, her films were released on DVD.
Austria