Martin Pieter Zandvliet (born 7 January 1971 in Fredericia) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
Career
Zandvliet originally began as an editor, before writing and directing the documentary Angels of Brooklyn in 2002. His first major picture was Applause in 2009, which received wide praise. 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, the film was furthermore nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
Filmography Title Year Credited as Notes DirectorWriter ActorApplause2009 A Funny Man2011 Portrays Mus & Mænd director Teddy Bear2012 Land of Mine2015 The Model2016 The Outsider2018 The Marco Effect2020 Co-written with Jussi Adler-OlsenTove's Room2023 After the play by Jakob Weis (2016)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2003Robert Festival AwardsBest DocumentaryAngels of Brooklyn2009Bombay International Film FestivalGolden GatewayApplause2009Ghent International Film FestivalBest Film2009Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalCrystal Globe2009Label Europa Cinemas2009Zurich Film FestivalCritics' Choice Award2009Best International Feature Film2010Bodil AwardsBodil Award for Best Danish Film2010Lecce Festival of European CinemaGolden Olive Tree2010Robert Festival AwardsBest Film2010Rouen Nordic Film Festival"Deuxième Souffle" Award2011Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Non-English Language Film2012Bodil AwardsBest FilmA Funny Man2012Blockbuster Audience Award2012Robert Festival AwardsBest Film2012Best Director2012Best Screenplay2012Zulu AwardsBest Film2015Gijón International Film FestivalAudience AwardLand of Mine2015Hamburg Film FestivalArt Cinema Award2015Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo Grand Prix2015Toronto International Film FestivalPlatform Prize2016AFI FestWorld Cinema2016Bodil AwardsBodil Award for Best Danish Film2016Gothenburg Film FestivalBest Nordic Film2016Hong Kong International Film FestivalSIGNIS Awards (Sri Lanka)2016Miskolc International Film FestivalAdolph Zukor Prize2016International Federation of Film Critics Award2016International Ecumenical Award2016International Ecumenical Award2016Mill Valley Film FestivalWorld Cinema2016Nordic CouncilNordic Council Film Prize2016Robert FestivalBest Film2016Best Director2016Best Original Screenplay2016Audience Award2016Rotterdam International Film FestivalAudience Award2016MovieZone Award2016Sydney Film FestivalAudience Award2016Sydney Film Prize2017Academy AwardsAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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