Sophie Toth studied journalism, film studies, and economic and social history at the University of Zurich. During her studies, she worked in post-production as an in-house producer before taking on the same role in the Netherlands for two years. After returning to Switzerland in 2007, she transitioned to the production side as a freelancer.
In 2013, Sophie joined the commercial film production company Shining Film as a permanent employee and became a partner in 2020. From then on, she built up Shining Film’s fiction department and became the producer of the cult series Tschugger.
In 2024, Sophie spun off the fiction department she had established at Shining Film and founded her own production company, shining nice. From that point forward, she has exclusively produced independent films. The two companies now pursue a joint umbrella brand strategy.
shining nice currently has two full-time employees and collaborates with freelancers on a project basis. The company focuses on commercially successful film projects.
Sophie is a single mother to her son Bob (*2006) and lives in the heart of Zurich.