Susanne Bier

Born 1960, Denmark. Graduate of the National Film School of Denmark, 1987. Academy Award semi-finalist and award winner at the Munich Film School Festival for her graduation film De Saliges Ø. Bier's feature film debut, the Swedish-Danish coproduction, Freud Leaving Home was recipient of international plaudits, as was her Danish-Swedish-Portuguese film: Family Matters ; her next Swedish film Like It Never Was Before was recipient of the Critic's Award at Montreal. Following her Danish feature The One and Only, a critics' favorite, and bringing in nearly a million admissions in Denmark alone, her reputation as an established filmmaker excelled. Two box office hits followed: the Dogme film Open Hearts, selected for San Sebastian, Sundance, and Toronto where it received Special Mention; and Brothers, recipient of the Audience Award at Sundance and Best Acting awards at San Sebastian. Oscar nominated After the Wedding and the US-produced Things We Lost in the Fire, starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro, were both hits at the domestic box office. Her latest film was awarded a Golden Globe and is a Best Foreign Language Film nominee at the 83rd Academy Awards. Her next film Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock, John Mallovitch and Sarah Paulson was released in 2018.