Director, screenwriter. Born 1977. Screenwriter graduate from the National Film School of Denmark, 2007.
Lindholm made his feature film debut with 'R' (2010), which he wrote and directed with Michael Noer. The film won the main prize for Best Nordic Feature at Göteborg Film Festival, where it also received the FIPRESCI honour. 'R' also won seven Danish Robert awards, including best feature, in addition to three Danish Bodil awards also including best feature.
His second feature film 'A Hijacking' (2012) was selected for film festivals in both Venice, Toronto and Tokyo and won the audience award in Göteborg. The film also won a Robert and a Bodil for best Danish feature. Lindholm additionally became one of Variety's 10 Directors to Watch at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. His follow-up 'A War' (2015) was selected for Sundance and Venice and was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language feature.
In addition to his work as a director, Lindholm has served as a screenwriter on numerous Danish features, including several films by Thomas Vinterberg. He made his screenwriting feature debut on 'Submarino' (2010), which premiered in competition at the Berlinale and won the Nordic Council Film Prize. The collaboration with Vinterberg continued on 'The Hunt' (2012), which won the best actor prize as well as the Ecumenical Jury Award in Cannes 2012. The film was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language feature.
Lindholm also wrote Vinterberg's 'The Commune' (2016), winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlinale, and his follow-up 'Another Round' (2020), which screened at Cannes and Toronto as well as San Sebastián and London, where it won awards. 'Another Round' also received four European Film Awards, including the main prize for best European film and the award for best screenplay, as well as nominaions at the Oscars and Golden Globes.
Lindholm has written several episodes for the TV series 'The Summers' (2008) and the international hit TV series and BAFTA winner 'Borgen' (2010-13). Also served as an episode writer on seasons one and two of 'Follow the Money' (2016). Lindholm wrote and directed the mini series 'The Investigation' (2020).
Lindholm made his feature film debut with 'R' (2010), which he wrote and directed with Michael Noer. The film won the main prize for Best Nordic Feature at Göteborg Film Festival, where it also received the FIPRESCI honour. 'R' also won seven Danish Robert awards, including best feature, in addition to three Danish Bodil awards also including best feature.
His second feature film 'A Hijacking' (2012) was selected for film festivals in both Venice, Toronto and Tokyo and won the audience award in Göteborg. The film also won a Robert and a Bodil for best Danish feature. Lindholm additionally became one of Variety's 10 Directors to Watch at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. His follow-up 'A War' (2015) was selected for Sundance and Venice and was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language feature.
In addition to his work as a director, Lindholm has served as a screenwriter on numerous Danish features, including several films by Thomas Vinterberg. He made his screenwriting feature debut on 'Submarino' (2010), which premiered in competition at the Berlinale and won the Nordic Council Film Prize. The collaboration with Vinterberg continued on 'The Hunt' (2012), which won the best actor prize as well as the Ecumenical Jury Award in Cannes 2012. The film was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language feature.
Lindholm also wrote Vinterberg's 'The Commune' (2016), winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlinale, and his follow-up 'Another Round' (2020), which screened at Cannes and Toronto as well as San Sebastián and London, where it won awards. 'Another Round' also received four European Film Awards, including the main prize for best European film and the award for best screenplay, as well as nominaions at the Oscars and Golden Globes.
Lindholm has written several episodes for the TV series 'The Summers' (2008) and the international hit TV series and BAFTA winner 'Borgen' (2010-13). Also served as an episode writer on seasons one and two of 'Follow the Money' (2016). Lindholm wrote and directed the mini series 'The Investigation' (2020).
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Hearts and Minds | 2023 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| The Good Nurse | 2022 | Direction | Feature |
| Music for Black Pigeons | 2022 | Editing supervisor | DK/Documentary |
| A Taste of Hunger | 2021 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest | 2021 | Consultant, Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| The Investigation | 2020 | Direction, Screenplay, Executive producer | TV series |
| Another Round | 2020 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Attacked – The Copenhagen Shootings | 2020 | Dramaturge consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Queen of Hearts | 2019 | Consultant | DK/Feature |
| The Commune | 2016 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Follow the Money | 2016 | Idea | TV series |
| Follow the Money | 2016 | Idea | TV series |
| A War | 2015 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| April 9th | 2015 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Interruption | 2015 | Script consultant, Editing supervisor | DK/Short fiction |
| The Arms Drop | 2014 | Screenplay | DK/Documentary |
| Danny's Doomsday | 2014 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| The Cartel | 2014 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| The Hunt | 2013 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| The Hour of the Lynx | 2013 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| A Hijacking | 2012 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Borgen 2 | 2011 | Writer (episode) | TV series |
| R | 2010 | Direction, Officer, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Submarino | 2010 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Borgen 1 | 2010 | Writer (episode) | TV series |
| Big man | 2008 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| The Summers | 2008 | Writer (episode) | TV series |
| Meet me in Berlin | 2007 | Screenplay | DK/Short fiction |
| Hawaii | 2006 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Emmalou | 2006 | Script consultant | DK/Short fiction |
| In Transit | 2005 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
