Thomas Vinterberg

Thomas Vinterberg

  • Born: 1969-5-19
  • Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Height: 6' (1.83 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: Denmark
  • Graduate School: Danish National Film School
  • Representative Works: Festen, Submarino, Jagten, kollektivet, The Command
  • Thomas Vinterberg (Thomas Vinterberg), born on May 19, 1969 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a Danish director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1990, directed his first film "Sneblind". In 1994, directed the short drama "The Boy Walking Upside Down". In 1998, directed the feature film " Festen " [1]  , which was shortlisted for the 53rd British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards-Best Non-English Film Award [2]  , and won the main competition unit of the 51st Cannes Film Festival- Jury award. In 2003, the love science fiction film " It's All About Love " directed by him was released. In 2007, the comedy film "Back to Home" directed by him was released. In 2010, he directed the feature film " Submarino " [3]  , which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival [4]  . In 2012, he wrote and directed the feature film " Jagten " [5]  , the film won the 65th Cannes Film Festival Fabici Award-Fabici Special Award, for which he won the 25th European Film Award-Best Screenwriter Award [6]  . In 2016, the feature film " Kollektivet " directed by was shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival [7]  . In 2018, directed the disaster movie " The Command " [8]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1990, directed his first film "Sneblind". In 1993, directed the short film "The Last Goodbye". In 1994, directed the short drama "The Boy Walking Upside Down". In 1996, directed the comedy film "The Greatest Hero" co-starring Thomas and Ulrich Thomsen .
    In 1998, directed the feature film " Festen ", the film tells the birthday party of a big family, the family looks rich and rich, but the inside is rotten and ruined   . It was shortlisted for the 53rd British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Film Award-Best Non-English Film Award   , won the Jury Prize, the main competition unit of the 51st Cannes Film Festival.
    In November 2000, the music film "Best Stain" directed by him was released. In 2003, the love science fiction film " It's All About Love " directed by him was released. The film was co-starred by Joaquin Rafael Bottom and Claire Catherine Danes . In 2007, the comedy film "Back to Home" directed by him was released.
    In 2010, directed the drama film " Submarino " co-starred by Jakob Cedergren and Peter Plaugburg . The film was adapted from the novel of the same name by the Danish writer Jonas T. Bengtsson. It tells the lives of a pair of brothers with childhood haze. Track , shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival .  
    In 2012, he wrote and directed the drama film " Jagten " co-starring Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas . The film tells the story of a rumor about gossip, lies, hatred and suspicion ruining a man’s life. It was nominated for the 66th British Film and Television Arts Academy Award Film Award-Best Non-English Film Award , won the 65th Cannes Film Festival Fabici Award-Fabici Special Award, for which he won the 25th European Film Award-Best Screenplay Award .   
    In 2015, the romance film " Far from the Madding Crowd " directed by him was released. The film is based on the British novelist Thomas Hardy's work of the same name. Its story takes place in the Victorian era, a Far from the Madding Crowd, a picturesque remote. Country   . In 2016, directed the drama " kollektivet " with the background of the 1970s . The film was co-starred by Ulrich Thomsen and Trine Dyrholm  and was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival   . In 2018, directed the disaster film " The Command " co-starring Colin Firth , Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne and Matthias Schoenaerts . 
    In 2020, his comedy film "The Alcohol Project" won the Best Picture Award at the London Film Festival   .

    Character Evaluation

    Thomas Vinterberg has attracted much attention as the founder of the "Dougma 95 Manifesto"   ; moreover, he also focuses on the development and development of unique expressions   , trying to return the film to the film form of purism, which is essentially the truth. Pursue   . In the movie "Festen", let people fully experience Thomas' dramatic explosive power: placing a group of rational adults in a closed space   . In the movie "Submarino", it reflects the director Thomas Vinterberg's outstanding ability to control the movie   . In the movie "The Command", Thomas Vinterberg not only cleverly intertwines and tells the people trapped in the submarine, but also his handling is very good, so that the whole movie runs through the wonderful performances . 
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