Joachim Trier

Joachim Trier (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director best known for Louder Than Bombs, Thelma and the Oslo Trilogy.

Joachim Trier
Born (1974-03-01) 1 March 1974
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materNational Film and Television School
OccupationFilm director
Years active2006–present

His films have been described as "melancholy meditations concerned with existential questions of love, ambition, memory, and identity."[1]

Early life

Trier was born in Denmark and raised in Oslo, Norway.[2] His father, Jacob Trier, was the sound technician of The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, a notable film produced in Norway in 1975.[3]

As a teenager, he was a skateboarding champion who shot and produced his own skateboarding videos.[4] He studied at the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark and at the National Film & Television School in the United Kingdom.[5]

Career

Trier's debut film Reprise follows the story of two aspiring writers and their volatile relationship.[6] Released by Miramax in 2006, it received Norway's top film awards, the Amanda Award and the Aamot Statuette.[7][8] Internationally, it won prizes at film festivals in Toronto, Istanbul, Rotterdam, Milan, and Karlovy Vary.[9] In 2007, he was named one of Variety's "10 Directors to Watch" in 2007.[3]

His 2011 film Oslo, August 31st premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[10][11] The film is regarded as an adaptation of Louis Malle's The Fire Within.[6] The film received critical acclaim, awards and was featured on several critics' 2012 Top 10 lists.[12][13]

The director was named as one of the jury members for the "Cinéfondation" and short-film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[14]

In 2015, Trier directed the English-language film Louder Than Bombs (2015) starring Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, and Isabelle Huppert.[15] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[16] and was generally well received.[17]

His fourth feature, a supernatural horror-romance called Thelma, was screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival[18] and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, held in 2018.[19][20]

In 2018, he served as the Jury President of the Semaine de la Critique at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[21][22]

On July 7, 2021, The Worst Person in the World premiered to high acclaim in the Palme d'Or competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[23][24][25]

Accolades

Filmography

Features

Shorts

References
  1. Weston, Hillary. "The Art Form of Memory: A Conversation with Joachim Trier". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. kort og godt fra Dagbladet (22.11.2002)
  3. "Biography". RSA Films. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. Tinkham, Chris (2 May 2008). "Joachim Trier". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. Stabenfeldt, Fredrik. "Former EFC-student - now critically acclaimed director". European Film College. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  6. Weston, Hillary. "Cinematic Panic: The Quiet Allure of Joachim Trier's 'Oslo, August 31st'". Black Book. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  7. Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Amandaprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  8. Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Aamotstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  9. Langlo, Jan. Amås, Knut Olav (ed.). Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 599–600.
  10. "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  11. "Cannes film festival 2011: The full lineup". guardian.co.uk. London. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  12. "2012 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. "Best of 2012". criticstop10.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  14. "The 2014 Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. Jankiewicz, Eric (21 August 2014). "Movie starring Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne begins film preparations in Bayside". queenscourier.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  16. "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  17. Back Home (2015), retrieved 15 July 2021
  18. "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  19. ""Thelma" blir den norske Oscar-kandidaten". NRK. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  20. Keslassy, Elsa (6 September 2017). "Joachim Trier's 'Thema' Chosen by Norway to Run for Foreign-Language Oscar Nomination". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  21. "Norwegian director Joachim Trier, Jury President of the 57th Semaine de la Critique | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  22. "Norwegian director Joachim Trier, Jury President of the 57th Semaine de la Critique | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  23. "Meet the team from the film Verdens Verste Menneske (The Worst Person in the World) by Joachim Trier". Festival de Cannes 2021. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  24. Lawson, Richard (10 July 2021). "'The Worst Person in the World' Is the Best Film at Cannes So Far". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  25. Bradshaw, Peter (8 July 2021). "The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  26. Barraclough, Leo (19 August 2012). "'Turn Me On' tops Amandas". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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