Tobias Lindholm
Tobias Lindholm (Danish: [tsʰoˈpiˀæs ˈle̝nˌhʌlˀm]; born 1977) is a Danish screenwriter and film director best known for gritty moral dramas.
Early life
Lindholm was born in Næstved in 1977. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen in 2007.
Career
Lindholm first received attention for his work as a television writer on the popular Danish political TV-series Borgen, credited on all 20 episodes of the series' first two seasons, either as an episode writer or storyline contributor. Then, in 2011, Lindholm was awarded a special Bodil Award for having two feature films Submarino (as co-writer) and R (as director and writer) in competition for that year's Best Danish Film, which the latter movie also won.[1] His hostage drama A Hijacking (2012) premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section.[2]
He is also a frequent collaborator with film director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays for feature films Submarino (2010) and The Hunt (2012).
Lindholm directed the 2015 drama A War (Danish: Krigen) about a Danish military company in Afghanistan that is captured by the Taliban, and the commander is accused of war crimes.[3] The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[4]
Personal life
Lindholm is married to film producer Caroline Blanco with whom he has three sons. They live in Copenhagen.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Credit | Recognition |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | R | Director Co-Writer (with Michael Noer) |
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film Robert Award for Best Danish Film |
2010 | Submarino | Co-writer (with Thomas Vinterberg) | film won Nordic Council Film Prize |
2012 | The Hunt | Co-writer with Thomas Vinterberg) | film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film film nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film film won Nordic Council Film Prize |
2012 | A Hijacking | Director Writer |
Robert Award for Best Danish Film |
2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded (Documentary) |
Director | |
2013 | The Hour of the Lynx | Writer | |
2014 | The Arms Drop (Documentary) |
Writer | |
2015 | April 9th | Writer | |
2015 | A War | Director Writer |
nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
2016 | The Commune | Co-writer (with Thomas Vinterberg) | |
2020 | Another Round | Co-writer (with Thomas Vinterberg) |
Television
Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Sommer | Writer | 3 episodes |
2010-2011 | Borgen | Writer | 20 episodes |
2016 | Follow the Money | Writer | 2 episodes |
2017 | Mindhunter | Director | 2 episodes |
References
- "'R' er årets danske film". kino.dk.
- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/venice-2012-a-hijacking-movie-review-tobias-lindholm-367576
- "Krigen". KINO.dk (in Danish).
- Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- "BLÅ BOG: Tobias Lindholm er blevet hot i Hollywood" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
Further reading
- Saito, Stephen. "Interview: Tobias Lindholm on Meeting the Demands of the Insanely Tense High Seas Thriller "A Hijacking"". Moveable Fest. Retrieved 23 September 2014.