Tobias Lindholm

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Tobias Lindholm
Born (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 44)
Næstved, Denmark
EducationNational Film School of Denmark
Occupation
Years active2007–present
Spouse(s)Caroline Blanco
Children3

Tobias Lindholm (Danish: [tsʰoˈpiˀæs ˈle̝nˌhʌlˀm]; born 5 July 1977) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two European Film Awards, four Bodil Awards, and nine Robert Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award. He is best known for his work on the films R (2010), The Hunt (2012), A Hijacking (2012), A War (2015), and Another Round (2020).

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), The Hunt (2012) and Another Round (2020)

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 the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Film nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Film nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Film won the Nordic Council Film Prize
2012 A Hijacking Director
Writer 		Robert Award for Best Danish Film
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
(Documentary) 		Director
2013 Writer
2014
(Documentary) 		Writer
2015 April 9th Writer
2015 A War Director
Writer 		Film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2016 The Commune Co-writer (with Thomas Vinterberg)
2020 Another Round Co-writer (with Thomas Vinterberg) Film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Film nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Film nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
TBA The Good Nurse Director Filming

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
2020 The Investigation Director 6 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ "'R' er årets danske film". kino.dk.
  2. ^ "A Hijacking: Venice review". The Hollywood Reporter. September 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Krigen". KINO.dk (in Danish).
  4. ^ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "BLÅ BOG: Tobias Lindholm er blevet hot i Hollywood" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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