Martin Zandvliet

Martin Pieter Zandvliet (born 7 January 1971 in Fredericia) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.^[2]

Martin Zandvliet
Martin Zandvliet at KVIFF, 2009
Born	Martin Pieter Zandvliet (1971-01-07) 7 January 1971 (age 54) Fredericia, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Education	Super16
Occupation(s)	Film director, Screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Notable work	Land of Mine
Spouse	Camilla Hjelm Knudsen[1]

Career

Paprika Steen, Zandvliet and Anders August in Karlovy Vary

Zandvliet originally began as an editor, before writing and directing the documentary Angels of Brooklyn in 2002.^[2][3] His first major picture was Applause in 2009, which received wide praise.^[3] He then wrote and directed A Funny Man, based on the life of Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer. In 2015 he wrote and directed Land of Mine, which received almost universal acclaim at home, with many calling it the best Danish film that year,^[4][5][6][7] the film was furthermore nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.^[8]

Filmography

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Writer	Actor
Applause	2009	Yes	Yes	No
A Funny Man	2011	Yes	Yes	Yes	Portrays Mus & Mænd director
Teddy Bear	2012	No	Yes	No
Land of Mine	2015	Yes	Yes	No
The Model	2016	No	Yes	No
The Outsider	2018	Yes	No	No
The Marco Effect	2020	Yes	Yes	No	Co-written with Jussi Adler-Olsen
Tove's Room	2023	Yes	No	No	After the play by Jakob Weis (2016)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Robert Festival Awards	Best Documentary	Angels of Brooklyn	Won
2009	Bombay International Film Festival	Golden Gateway	Applause	Nominated
2009	Ghent International Film Festival	Best Film		Nominated
2009	Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	Crystal Globe		Nominated
2009		Label Europa Cinemas		Won
2009	Zurich Film Festival	Critics' Choice Award		Won
2009		Best International Feature Film		Nominated
2010	Bodil Awards	Bodil Award for Best Danish Film		Nominated
2010	Lecce Festival of European Cinema	Golden Olive Tree		Nominated
2010	Robert Festival Awards	Best Film		Nominated
2010	Rouen Nordic Film Festival	"Deuxième Souffle" Award		Won
2011	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Non-English Language Film		Nominated
2012	Bodil Awards	Best Film	A Funny Man	Nominated
2012		Blockbuster Audience Award		Won
2012	Robert Festival Awards	Best Film		Nominated
2012		Best Director		Nominated
2012		Best Screenplay		Nominated
2012	Zulu Awards	Best Film		Nominated
2015	Gijón International Film Festival	Audience Award	Land of Mine	Won
2015	Hamburg Film Festival	Art Cinema Award		Nominated
2015	Tokyo International Film Festival	Tokyo Grand Prix		Nominated
2015	Toronto International Film Festival	Platform Prize		Nominated
2016	AFI Fest	World Cinema		Won
2016	Bodil Awards	Bodil Award for Best Danish Film		Won
2016	Gothenburg Film Festival	Best Nordic Film		Won
2016	Hong Kong International Film Festival	SIGNIS Awards (Sri Lanka)		Won
2016	Miskolc International Film Festival	Adolph Zukor Prize		Won
2016		International Federation of Film Critics Award		Won
2016		International Ecumenical Award		Won
2016		International Ecumenical Award		Nominated
2016	Mill Valley Film Festival	World Cinema		2nd Place
2016	Nordic Council	Nordic Council Film Prize		Nominated
2016	Robert Festival	Best Film		Won
2016		Best Director		Won
2016		Best Original Screenplay		Won
2016		Audience Award		Won
2016	Rotterdam International Film Festival	Audience Award		Won
2016		MovieZone Award		Won
2016	Sydney Film Festival	Audience Award		2nd Place
2016		Sydney Film Prize		Nominated
2017	Academy Awards	Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film		Nominated