Ruben Östlund

Ruben Östlund

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1974-04-13 (50 years old)

Biography

Ruben Östlund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrʉːbɛnˈœstlɵnd]) (born April 13 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films Force Majeure (2014), The Square(2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022). He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Palmes d'Or, four European Film Awards and nominations for three Academy Awards.


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. Together with film producer Erik Hemmendorff, he is the co-founder of the production company Plattform Produktion, which produces his films.


His first three feature-length fiction films were The Guitar Mongoloid (2004), Involuntary (2008) and Play (2011). The Guitar Mongoloid won the FIPRESCI Award at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. Östlund's short film Incident by a Bank won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival 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, winning the Jury Prize. 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. In 2016, he was a member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes.


In 2017, his film The Square, loosely inspired by some of his own experiences and art installation with Kalle Boman, competed at the Cannes Film Festival, where it ultimately won the Palme d'Or. Alissa Wilkinson of Vox described the film as "Burying self-referential allusions in the background and merrily poking viewers till they bruise, The Square at times feels more like longform performance art than a narrative film. It's social satire by way of art-world comedy, and no woke participant is exempt from its barbs."


In 2020, he received the King's Medal in Gold for significant efforts in Swedish film.


Afterwards, he pursued the project Triangle of Sadness, a satirical film about the wealthy elite, winning his second Palme d'Or in 2022. On January 23, 2023, he won Best Director at the Guldbaggens gala for Triangle of Sadness. The film won five other nominations. In January of the same year, only a day after winning the Guldbaggengala, Triangle of Sadness received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. He was the Jury president of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.


Östlund has been in a relationship with fashion photographer Sina Görcz since 2014 and has a son called Elias. He was previously married to his director colleague Andrea Östlund. They divorced in 2008 and have twin daughters, Alva and Hilda, together. Östlund was 28 when he became a father for the first time and was working on The Guitar Mongoloid, his first feature film.


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Filmography

all 44

Movies 39

Director 18

Producer 8

self 7

TV Shows 5

Writer 1

Editor / Director / Writer
Triangle of Sadness

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Movie
8
Original Film Writer
Snow thérapie

Snow thérapie (2022)

Movie
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Downhill

Downhill (2020)

Movie
5.33
Director / Writer / Editor
The Square

The Square (2017)

Movie
5.89
Art Department Production Assistant
Ten Meter Tower

Ten Meter Tower (2016)

Movie
Editor / Director / Screenplay
Force Majeure

Force Majeure (2014)

Movie
8.5
Director / Writer / Editor
Play

Play (2011)

Movie
Director / Editor / Screenplay
Incident by a Bank

Incident by a Bank (2010)

Movie
Self - Guest
Skavlan

Skavlan (2009)

TV
Director of Photography / Director / Writer / Editor
Autobiographical Scene Number 6882

Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 (2005)

Movie
Cinematographer
Irmelin

Irmelin (2003)

Movie
Producer
Redoubt

Redoubt

Movie
Director / Writer
Toast

Toast

Movie
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1974-04-13 (50 years old)

Birth Place
Styrsö, Sweden

Citizenships
Sweden

Also Known As
Claes Olle Ruben Östlund, 루벤 외스틀룬드, Рубен Эстлунд, 루벤 외스트룬드

Awards
Short Film Golden Bear, European Film Award for Best Comedy, Greta, H. M. The King's Medal, Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay, Guldbagge Award for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, European Film Award for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Film, Nordic Council Film Prize, Palme d'Or

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