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Ruben Östlund
Ruben Östlund in 2014
Born (1974-04-13) 13 April 1974 (age 50)
Styrsö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUniversity of Gothenburg
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1993–present
Notable workForce Majeure, The Square, Triangle of Sadness
SpouseAnna Östlund (married ?-2008)
PartnerSina Görcz (2014-present)
Children3
AwardsPalme d'Or (2017 & 2022)
HonoursH. M. The King's Medal in Gold

Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker. His film Force Majeure (2014) was critically acclaimed. His later films The Square (2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022) also received positive reviews and won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d'Or for each.[1]

Life and career

Östlund was born in Styrsö, Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden. After high school, he started working in various ski resorts in the Alps during the winter seasons. While in the Alps, he began making skiing videos for his friends, which helped him obtain a job at a local production company.

He went on to study at the film school in Gothenburg, graduating in 2001. He was accepted to the school based on his skiing films.[2] Together with film producer Erik Hemmendorff, he is the co-founder of the production company Plattform Produktion, which produces his films.[3]

His first three feature-length fiction films were The Guitar Mongoloid (2004), Involuntary (2008) and Play (2011).[4] The Guitar Mongoloid won the FIPRESCI Award at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.[5][6] Östlund's short film Incident by a Bank won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival[7] and the Grand Prix at Tampere Film Festival in 2011.

In 2014, his film Force Majeure was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival,[8] winning the Jury Prize.[9] Sweden then submitted Force Majeure for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After the Academy shortlisted but did not nominate it, Östlund released a humorous video of his response to missing the nomination list.[10] In 2016, he was a member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes.[11]

In 2017, his film The Square, loosely inspired by some of his own experiences and art installation with Kalle Boman,[12][13] competed at the Cannes Film Festival, where it ultimately won the Palme d'Or.[14]

In 2020, he received the King's medal in gold for significant efforts in Swedish film.[15]

Afterwards, he pursued the project Triangle of Sadness, a satirical film about the wealthy elite, winning his second Palme d'Or in 2022.[16]

Personal life

Ruben has been with fashion photographer Sina Görcz since 2014 and has a son called Elias. Due to COVID-19, Ruben and Sina had to postpone their wedding. [17] He was previously married to his director colleague Andrea Östlund. They divorced in 2008 and have twin daughters, Alva and Hilda, together. Ruben was 28 when he became a father for the first time and was working on The Guitar Mongoloid, his first feature film. [18]

Filmography

Year English title Original title Type
1993 Addicted Skiing film
1997 Free Radicals Skiing film
1998 Free Radicals 2 Skiing film
2000 Låt dom andra sköta kärleken Documentary
2002 Family Again Familj igen Documentary
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid Gitarrmongot Fiction feature
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 Scen nr: 6882 ur mitt liv Fiction short
2008 Involuntary De ofrivilliga Fiction feature
2009 Incident by a Bank Händelse vid bank Fiction short
2011 Play Fiction feature
2014 Force Majeure Turist Fiction feature
2017 The Square Fiction feature
2022 Triangle of Sadness Fiction feature

References

  1. ^ Brooks, Xan (11 March 2018). "Ruben Östlund: 'All my films are about people trying to avoid losing face'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ Carlberg, Ingrid (18 January 2009). "Folkfilmaren Ruben Östlund". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  3. ^ Pham, Annika (30 October 2008). "Interview with Ruben Östlund". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  4. ^ Helmerson, Erik (21 March 2009). "Ruben Östlunds nya om unga som rånar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  5. ^ "27th Moscow International Film Festival (2005)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  6. ^ Awards 2005 Archived 5 June 2011(Date mismatch) at the Wayback Machine, FIPRESCI; retrieved 5 June 2008.
  7. ^ Meza, Ed (17 February 2010). "'Bank' wins Golden Bear for best short". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  8. ^ "2014 Official Selection". festival-cannes.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Un Certain Regard 2014 Awards". Festival de Cannes 2014. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  10. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (16 January 2015). "Force Majeure's Ruben Ostlund Does 'Worst Man Cry' Over Oscar Snub – Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Un Certain Regard Jury 2016". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  12. ^ Page, Thomas (29 May 2017). "Cannes 2017: 'The Square' skewers the dark side of the art world". CNN. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  13. ^ Asp, Jon (27 January 2017). "Ruben Ostlund Talks About His New Film, 'The Square' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  14. ^ Pulver, Andrew (28 May 2017). "Cannes 2017: Ruben Östlund wins Palme d'Or for The Square". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Medaljförläningar 28 januari 2020 - Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (9 June 2017). "From 'Square' to 'Triangle': Palme d'Or Winner Ruben Ostlund's New Project Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  17. ^ https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/8QLPVW/ruben-ostlund-om-nya-pappalyckan
  18. ^ https://www.femina.se/intervju/ruben-ostlund-om-papparollen-och-varfor-han-sjalv-vagrar-botox/8276060
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