Ruben Östlund

Swedish writer and filmmaker Ruben Östlund was born Apr 13, 1974 in Styrsö, Sweden. He began making ski films and was accepted to film school in Gothenburg, Sweden based on those films. His previous feature Involuntary (2008) picked up awards at the Milan, Palm Springs and Stockholm Film Festivals, among others. His short film Incident By a Bank (2009) won the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlinale.

FILMOGRAPHY

2001 Let the Others Deal with Love (Låt dom andra sköta kärleken) – doc
2002 Family Again (Familj igen) – doc
2004 Gitarrmongot (The Guitar Mongoloid)
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 (Scen nr: 6882 ur mitt liv) – short
2006 Nattbad – short
2008 Involuntary (De ofrivilliga)
2009 Incident by a Bank (Händelse vid bank) – short
2011 Play