Paul Trijbits

Paul Trijbits is a Dutch-born film and television producer living in London, with his wife Patricia and children Jakob and Lea.

Career

Before joining the UK Film Council, Paul Trijbits produced and executive produced a number of feature films with both first-time and established directors. His credits during this time include Richard Stanley's Hardware, Danny Cannon's The Young Americans, and Paul Weiland's Roseanna's Grave. Trijbits was a founder member and former co-chair of the New Producers Alliance (NPA).[1]

He is currently partner and co CEO at FilmWave, the company he founded in 2012 with Christian Grass.

UK FilmCouncil (2000 - 2006)

In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the UK Film Council, which at its inception had £5 million a year[2] to support talent and encourage innovation, backing lower-budget films and shorts.[3]

During his six-year tenure,[4] Trijbits established key initiatives such as the digital shorts programme and backed films that won prestigious awards such as Bloody Sunday & 'The Magdalene Sisters winning the Berlinale Golden Bear and the Venice Golden Lion, respectively, showcased new talent and broke new ground with This Is Not a Love Song).[5] In 2006 Trijbits celebrated a double win at the Cannes Film Festival for Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes the Barley and Andrea Arnold's Red Road.

Ruby Films (2007-2012)

In 2007, Trijbits joined Alison Owen's London-based production company Ruby Films (established in 1999) as a partner.[6] Credits at Ruby include Jane Eyre, directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Judi Dench; Tamara Drewe (Official Selection – 2010 Cannes Film Festival), directed by Stephen Frears, starring Gemma Arterton; and Saving Mr Banks for Disney, starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks.

He executive produced Toast, based on the book by Nigel Slater, starring Helena Bonham Carter, which had its gala premiere at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and attracted 6.2 million viewers on BBC One.

Trijbits also executive produced Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, which competed in Official Competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival; Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven, winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival; International Emmy award winning Small Island, based on the novel by Andrea Levy, starring Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ruth Wilson;[7] and Stephen Poliakoff's Dancing On The Edge, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew Goode.

FilmWave (2012–present)

With Anthony Bregman's Likely Story, Trijbits through his company FilmWave most recently produced Sing Street, directed by John Carney (Once & Begin Again), which is due for release in 2015.[8] He is currently executive producer on J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, a television series for the BBC and HBO.

Filmography

Feature films
YearFilmRole
1990Hardware Producer
1993Dust DevilExecutive producer
1993The Young AmericansProducer
1995Boston KickoutExecutive producer
1997Roseanna's GraveProducer
2000ParanoidProducer
2001My Brother TomExecutive producer
2002Bloody SundayExecutive producer
2002This Is Not a Love SongExecutive producer
2002Tomorrow La Scala!Executive producer
2002The Magdalene SistersExecutive producer
2002Noi AlbinoiExecutive producer
2003Bodysong (documentary)Executive producer
2003IntermissionExecutive producer
2003Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (documentary)Executive producer
2003Touching the Void (documentary)Executive producer
2004In My Father's DenExecutive producer
2004YesExecutive producer
2004Bullet BoyExecutive producer
2005Shooting DogsExecutive producer
2005PierrepointExecutive producer
2006The Wind That Shakes the BarleyExecutive producer
2006Red RoadExecutive producer
2006London to BrightonExecutive producer
2006This Is EnglandExecutive producer
2007Brick LaneExecutive producer
2007NightwatchingExecutive producer
2008Five Minutes of HeavenExecutive producer
2009Fish TankExecutive producer
2010ChatroomProducer
2010Tamara DreweProducer
2010ToastExecutive producer
2011Jane EyreProducer
2012Lay the FavoriteProducer
2013Saving Mr. BanksExecutive producer
2016Alone in BerlinProducer

Short films
YearFilmRole
1988Fear of DrowningProducer
1990Voice of the Moon (documentary)Producer
2002ApeExecutive producer
2010AliceExecutive producer

Television
YearProgrammeRole
2001Is Harry on the Boat? (TV movie)Executive producer
2003This Little Life (TV movie)Co-Executive producer
2008Bad Mother's Handbook (TV movie)Executive producer
2014The Casual Vacancy (TV series)Executive producer

References
  1. "Bloody Sunday" (PDF). Filmhuis Gouda. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
  2. James, Nick. "In Bed with the Film Council". Sight & Sound. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011.
  3. Dawtrey, Adam. "U.K. Film Council puts funding team in place". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. "Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer". London Screenwriters' Festival 2010.
  5. "Paul Trijbits". TV Drama Forum. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  6. "Paul Trijbits Bio". Jane Eyre – A Focus Features Film.
  7. "Paul Trijbits". Ruby Film and Television.
  8. Cooper, Sarah. "Against all odds". Screen Daily.
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