Ruben Östlund
Directing · Director · Camera Operator · Writer
Born Apr 13, 1974 · Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden
Active 1997–present · Awards: European Film Award for Best Film, European Film Award for Best Comedy, European Film Award for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, European Film Award for Best Film, European Film Award for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, Guldbagge Award for Best Director
Ruben Östlund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrʉːbɛnˈœstlɵnd]) (born April 13 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films Force Majeure (2014), The Square(2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022).
Filmography
The Entertainment System Is Down — Director · Writer · ProducerRedoubt (2026) — ProducerTriangle of Sadness (2022) — Editor · Director · WriterThe Square (2017) — Director · Writer · EditorForce Majeure (2014) — Editor · Director · ScreenplayPlay (2011) — Director · Writer · EditorInvoluntary (2008) — Director · Editor · ScreenplayDownhill (2020) — Executive Producer · Original Film WriterIncident by a Bank (2010) — Director · Editor · ScreenplayTen Meter Tower (2016) — Art Department Production AssistantAutobiographical Scene Number 6882 (2005) — Director of Photography · Director · Writer · EditorAnd the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (2023) — Executive ProducerThe Guitar Mongoloid (2004) — Director · WriterLife and Other Problems (2024) — Executive ProducerLet the Others Deal With Love (2001) — Director · Editor · Screenplay · CinematographyRoom 1112 (2012)Death of a Fantastic Machine (2025) — Production ConsultantAn Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation (2008) — Director of Photography · ProducerWeekend (2006) — Editor · Executive ProducerSnow thérapie (2022) — Original Film WriterFight on a Swedish Beach!! (2016) — Creative DirectorFree Radicals (1997) — Camera Operator · DirectorGreetings from the Woods (2009) — Executive ProducerTwin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order (2011) — Executive Producer