Director. Born 15/4, 1960. After studying architecture in Jerusalem and London, Susanne Bier graduated as director from the National Film School of Denmark in 1987.
Bier's feature film debut, the Swedish-Danish 'Freud Leaving Home' (1990), received several international awards, as did her next feature film, 'Family Matters' (1993).
Her breakthrough came with the romantic comedy 'The One and Only' (1999), which sold 840,000 tickets in Denmark. Two box office hits followed, the Dogme films 'Open Hearts' (2002) and 'Brothers' (2004). The latter premiered in 2009 as an American remake with Jim Sheridan as director.
'After the Wedding' (2006) was nominated for an Oscar, and subsequently Bier made her US debut with 'Things We Lost in the Fire' (2007) starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in the lead roles.
Bier's international success continued with 'In a Better World' (2010), winner of both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film as well as a European Film Award for best director.
She returned to romantic comedy with 'Love Is All You Need' (2012). The film starring Trine Dyrholm and Pierce Brosnan was honoured with a European Film Award for best comedy.
Bier has directed the Netflix film 'Bird Box' (2018) and the international series 'The Night Manager' (2016), which won two Emmys and three Golden Globes, and 'The Undoing' (2020).
Bier's feature film debut, the Swedish-Danish 'Freud Leaving Home' (1990), received several international awards, as did her next feature film, 'Family Matters' (1993).
Her breakthrough came with the romantic comedy 'The One and Only' (1999), which sold 840,000 tickets in Denmark. Two box office hits followed, the Dogme films 'Open Hearts' (2002) and 'Brothers' (2004). The latter premiered in 2009 as an American remake with Jim Sheridan as director.
'After the Wedding' (2006) was nominated for an Oscar, and subsequently Bier made her US debut with 'Things We Lost in the Fire' (2007) starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in the lead roles.
Bier's international success continued with 'In a Better World' (2010), winner of both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film as well as a European Film Award for best director.
She returned to romantic comedy with 'Love Is All You Need' (2012). The film starring Trine Dyrholm and Pierce Brosnan was honoured with a European Film Award for best comedy.
Bier has directed the Netflix film 'Bird Box' (2018) and the international series 'The Night Manager' (2016), which won two Emmys and three Golden Globes, and 'The Undoing' (2020).
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Box | 2018 | Direction | Feature |
| The Night Manager | 2016 | Direction | TV series |
| A Second Chance | 2015 | Direction, Story | DK/Feature |
| Serena | 2014 | Direction | Feature |
| Love Is All You Need | 2012 | Direction, Story | DK/Feature |
| In a Better World | 2010 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Things We Lost In the Fire | 2007 | Direction | Feature |
| After the Wedding | 2006 | Direction, Writer | DK/Feature |
| Brothers | 2004 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Open Hearts | 2002 | Direction, Story | DK/Feature |
| The One And Only | 2002 | Executive producer | Feature |
| Once in a lifetime | 2000 | Direction | Feature |
| The One and Only | 1999 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Sekten | 1997 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Pensionat Oskar | 1995 | Direction | Feature |
| Abra kadabra | 1995 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Det bli'r i familien | 1993 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Luischen | 1993 | Direction | TV film |
| Brev til Jonas | 1992 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Freud leaving home | 1991 | Direction | Feature |
| Notes on Love | 1989 | Assistant director, Additional dialogue | DK/Experimental |
| The track | 1988 | Dramaturge | DK/Documentary |
| Heaven and Hell | 1988 | Casting assistant | DK/Feature |
| De saliges ø | 1986 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Mention | 2002 | Toronto International Film Festival 2002 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Baltic Film Prize | 2002 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2002 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Critic's Prize | 2004 | Hamburg FilmFest GmbH 2004 | Brødre |
| The World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award | 2005 | Sundance Film Festival 2005 | Brødre |
| Marc'Aurelio Grand Jury Award | 2010 | Rome International Film Festival 2010 | Hævnen |
| Marc’Aurelio Audience Award for Best Film | 2010 | Rome International Film Festival 2010 | Hævnen |
| Creative Excellence Award | 2010 | Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2010 | Hævnen |
| Best Director | 2010 | Sevilla Festival de Cine 2010 | Hævnen |
| Best Screenplay | 2010 | Sevilla Festival de Cine 2010 | Hævnen |
| Best Director | 2010 | Goa - Int. Film Festival of India 2010 | Hævnen |
| Honorary Award | 2016 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2016 | Hævnen |
| Creative Excellence Award | 2012 | Reykjavik Film Festival 2012 | Den skaldede frisør |
| Best Male Actor | 2004 | San Sebastian International Film Festival 2004 | Brødre |
| Best Actress | 2004 | San Sebastian International Film Festival 2004 | Brødre |
| Special Mention | 2005 | Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata Int. FF 2005 | Brødre |
| Grand Prize | 2005 | Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2005 | Brødre |
| Audience Award | 2005 | Sydney Film Festival 2005 | Brødre |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actor | 2007 | Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007 | Efter brylluppet |
| Best Male Actor | 2010 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2010 | Hævnen |
| Best Foreign Language Film | 2010 | Golden Globes 2010 | Hævnen |
| SIGNIS Jury Award | 2014 | San Sebastian International Film Festival 2014 | En chance til |
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2016-01-29 | Hævnen |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2015-09-24 | En chance til |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2015-07-25 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2015-06-13 | En chance til |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2015-05-14 | En chance til |
| Beijing International Film Festival | 2015-04-16 | En chance til |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2015-04-15 | En chance til |
| Miami International Film festival | 2015-03-06 | En chance til |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2015-01-23 | En chance til |
| Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2014-12-13 | En chance til |
| Torino International Film Festival | 2014-11-21 | En chance til |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2014-11-20 | En chance til |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2014-10-31 | En chance til |
| London Film Festival | 2014-10-08 | En chance til |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2014-09-19 | En chance til |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2014-09-04 | En chance til |
| Marrakech International Film Festival | 2013-11-29 | Brødre |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2013-05-27 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2012-11-20 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2012-10-31 | Den skaldede frisør |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2012-10-19 | Den skaldede frisør |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2012-10-17 | Den skaldede frisør |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2012-09-27 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2012-09-06 | Den skaldede frisør |
| Venice International Film Festival | 2012-08-29 | Den skaldede frisør |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2012-01-27 | Brødre |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 2011-07-22 | Hævnen |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2011-06-11 | Hævnen |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2011-06-03 | Hævnen |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2011-04-02 | Hævnen |
| Miami International Film festival | 2011-03-04 | Hævnen |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2011-03-04 | Hævnen |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2011-01-20 | Hævnen |
| Golden Globes | 2010-12-14 | Hævnen |
| Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2010-12-11 | Brødre |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2010-12-03 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2010-11-22 | Hævnen |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2010-11-19 | Hævnen |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2010-11-05 | Hævnen |
| Rome International Film Festival | 2010-10-28 | Hævnen |
| Los Angeles, Oscar Nomination Screening | 2010-10-01 | Hævnen |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2010-09-23 | Hævnen |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2010-09-09 | Hævnen |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2008-11-13 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2008-11-07 | Efter brylluppet |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2007-09-20 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 2007-08-17 | Efter brylluppet |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2007-07-23 | Efter brylluppet |
| Taipei Film Festival | 2007-06-22 | Efter brylluppet |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2007-06-08 | Efter brylluppet |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2007-05-24 | Efter brylluppet |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2007-03-31 | Efter brylluppet |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2007-03-23 | Efter brylluppet |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2007-03-20 | Efter brylluppet |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2007-03-01 | Efter brylluppet |
| Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival | 2007-01-25 | Efter brylluppet |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2007-01-04 | Efter brylluppet |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2006-11-25 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2006-11-23 | Efter brylluppet |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2006-11-11 | Efter brylluppet |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2006-11-01 | Efter brylluppet |
| London Film Festival | 2006-10-18 | Efter brylluppet |
| Rome International Film Festival | 2006-10-13 | Efter brylluppet |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2006-09-07 | Efter brylluppet |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2006-05-17 | Efter brylluppet |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2006-03-09 | Brødre |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 2005-11-29 | Brødre |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2005-11-18 | Brødre |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2005-10-07 | Brødre |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2005-09-15 | Brødre |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2005-07-20 | Brødre |
| Skip City International D-Cinema Festival | 2005-07-16 | Brødre |
| Jerusalem Int. Film Festival | 2005-07-07 | Brødre |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2005-07-01 | Brødre |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2005-06-17 | Brødre |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2005-06-10 | Brødre |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2005-05-19 | Brødre |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2005-04-02 | Brødre |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2005-04-01 | Brødre |
| Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata Int. FF | 2005-03-10 | Brødre |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2005-01-28 | Brødre |
| Rotterdam, International Film Festival | 2005-01-26 | Brødre |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2005-01-20 | Brødre |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2004-11-04 | Brødre |
| London Film Festival | 2004-10-20 | Brødre |
| Montreal, Festival International Nouveau Cinema | 2004-10-14 | Brødre |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2004-09-23 | Brødre |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2004-09-16 | Brødre |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2004-09-09 | Brødre |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2003-11-22 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2003-11-10 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2003-07-04 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2003-04-12 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata Int. FF | 2003-03-06 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2003-03-05 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2003-01-09 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2002-11-08 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| London Film Festival | 2002-11-07 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2002-10-31 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2002-10-17 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2002-09-26 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2002-09-19 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2002-09-06 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2002-08-17 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2002-05-15 | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Jerusalem Int. Film Festival | 2000-07-13 | Den eneste ene |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 1999-12-06 | Den eneste ene |
| Stockholm International Film Festival | 1999-11-12 | Den eneste ene |
| London Film Festival | 1999-11-01 | Den eneste ene |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 1999-08-21 | Den eneste ene |
| Cannes, Festival de | 1999-05-12 | Den eneste ene |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
Susanne Bier in trade directory
