Morten Tyldum
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Morten Tyldum (born May 19, 1967 in Bergen ) is a Norwegian director .
Life
Tyldum was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City . He then went back to Norway to work for the NRK television station . He continued to direct music videos, promotional videos and short films. He was named film talent of the year in his home country in 1999.
In 2003 his film debut Buddy was released. The film received mixed reviews.
In 2008 he directed an episode of the crime series Der Wolf . This appeared as a movie.
In 2011, Tyldum's third film, Headhunters , was released, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø . The film received positive reviews. It also became the most commercially successful feature film of all time in Norway.
Tyldum's first English-language film is the drama The Imitation Game (2014) about the life of British mathematician Alan Turing , who received eight Academy Award nominations . a. in the categories of Best Director and Best Film , and finally won an Oscar in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay .
Most recently, Tyldum directed the science fiction film Passengers .
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for an Oscar for Best Director ( The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life , 2015 ).
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: Buddy
- 2008: The Wolf (TV series) episode "Fallen Angels" (Varg Veum - Falne engler)
- 2011: Headhunters (Hodejegerne)
- 2014: The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
- 2016: Passengers
- 2017: Counterpart (TV series)
- 2018: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (TV series)
Web links
- Morten Tyldum in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Morten Tyldum on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Morten Tyldum on filmfront.no (Norwegian)
- Morten Tyldum on filmweb.no (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Morten Tyldum ( English ) Norwegian Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Sissel Fantoft: "Buddy" - debutant film ( Norwegian ) Dagbladet. September 17, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Eirik Alver: SOT med bismak ( Norwegian ) Dagbladet. August 22, 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Eddie Cockrell: Review: 'Buddy' ( English ) Variety. July 8, 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ HEADHUNTERS (2012) ( English ) Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Christopher Rosen: The Norwegian Film That's a Bigger Success Than 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers' ( English ) Moviefone. October 27, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tyldum, Morten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergen , Norway |