Tobias Lindholm (Danish: [tsÊ°oˈpiˀæs ˈleÌ nËŒhÊŒlË€m]; born 1977)
is a Danish screenwriter and film director best known for gritty moral
dramas. 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. His hostage
drama A Hijacking (2012) premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in
the Orizzonti section.He is also a frequent collaborator with film
director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays
for feature films Submarino (2010) and The Hunt (2012).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. The film was nominated for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
is a Danish screenwriter and film director best known for gritty moral
dramas. 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. His hostage
drama A Hijacking (2012) premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in
the Orizzonti section.He is also a frequent collaborator with film
director Thomas Vinterberg, with whom he has written the screenplays
for feature films Submarino (2010) and The Hunt (2012).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. The film was nominated for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
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