Eskil Vogt (born 31 October 1974) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter.
His films include ''
Reprise
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'' (2006), ''
Oslo, August 31st
''Oslo, August 31st'' ( no, Oslo, 31. august) is a 2011 Norwegian drama film directed by Joachim Trier. It is the second film, along with ''Reprise'' (2006) and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021), in Trier's "Oslo Trilogy". The film is a h ...
'' (2011), ''
Louder Than Bombs
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'' (2015), and ''
Thelma
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'' (2017) all of which were directed by
Joachim Trier
Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director, best known for '' Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), ''Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), ''Thelma'' (2017), and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021). For the latter film, he ...
from scripts written by Vogt and Trier.
He also wrote and directed the drama film ''
Blind'', which was screened at the
2014 Sundance Film Festival
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and received the ''World Cinema Screenwriting Award''. The film was awarded the ''Europa Cinemas Label'' at the
64th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2021, Vogt had two films at the
2021 Cannes Film Festival
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. ''
The Innocents'' competed in the ''
Un Certain Regard
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The section presents 20 films w ...
'' category while ''
The Worst Person in the World'' competed for the
Palme d'Or
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.
For his work on the latter, Vogt was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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at the
94th Academy Awards
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.
References
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1974 births
Living people
Norwegian film directors
Norwegian screenwriters
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