Rusić produced the Italian science fiction film, titled "Nirvana" in 1997. It was directed by Gabriele Salvatores and starred Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini, and Stefania Rocca. It was also screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Rusić produced "Il ciclone" and "Fuochi d'artificio", and was the domestic and international distributor of "Life Is Beautiful", three-time Oscar winner: Best Actor, Best Music Score and Best Foreign Movie, best price of the jury in Cannes Film Festival, and best Italian movie by David di Donatello. Later that year she produced an adaptation film called "On Guard", from the 1858 historical novel "Le Bossu" by Paul Féval. The film is about a skilled swordsman named Lagardère who is befriended by the Duke of Nevers. When the duke is attacked by his evil cousin Gonzague, the duke in his dying moments asks Lagardère to avenge him and look after his infant daughter. After divorcing Vittorio Cecchi Gori in 2000, Rusić became a producer on her own and founded the agency "The Rita Rusić Company". In 2006, she appeared as a leading actress in a TV series "48 Hours". In 2007, she also restarted her career as a singer.