Ruben Östlund Articles
SIMON AND THE OAKS Tops Swedish Oscar Nominations: Guldbagge Awards
Bill Skarsgård, Simon and the Oaks Best film Apflickorna / She Monkeys Producer: Helene Lindholm Play Producer: Erik Hemmendorff Simon och ekarna / Simon and the Oaks Producers: Christer Nilson, Per Holst Best Foreign Language Film Kynodontas / Dogtooth Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Jodaeiye Nader az Simin / A Separation Director: Asghar Farhadi Winter's Bone Director: Debra Granik Best Director Lisa Aschan for Apflickorna / She [...]
Berlin 2010 Winners: Short Films
From the Berlin Film Festival website: The Golden Bear for the best short film goes to Händelse Vid Bank [above]by Ruben Östlund (Sweden) “His film is a real reflection on our times and the role played by media. Filmed with a single camera without a single cut, we zoom in and out of the picture as if using a CCTV camera. The dialogues are perfect, [...]
Israeli Gay Drama Wins Award at Palm Springs Festival
Teens go wild in Ruben Östlund's Involuntary; gay love set against a background of religious ardor in Haim Tabakman's Eyes Wide Open Swedish Blockbuster THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Wins at Palm Springs Festival Another winner at the 2010 Palm Springs Film Festival was Ruben Östlund's Involuntary, Sweden's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. The quirky film set during the Swedish [...]