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In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the [[UK Film Council]], which at its inception had £5 million a year<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Nick|title=In Bed with the Film Council|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/54|work=[[Sight & Sound]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909120711/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/54|archivedate=9 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> to support talent and encourage innovation, backing lower-budget films and shorts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dawtrey|first=Adam|title=U.K. Film Council puts funding team in place|url=http://stage.variety.com/article/VR1117785082.html?categoryid=19&cs=1|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=12 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722104855/http://stage.variety.com/article/VR1117785082.html?categoryid=19&cs=1|archive-date=22 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the [[UK Film Council]], which at its inception had £5 million a year<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Nick|title=In Bed with the Film Council|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/54|work=[[Sight & Sound]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909120711/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/54|archivedate=9 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> to support talent and encourage innovation, backing lower-budget films and shorts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dawtrey|first=Adam|title=U.K. Film Council puts funding team in place|url=http://stage.variety.com/article/VR1117785082.html?categoryid=19&cs=1|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=12 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722104855/http://stage.variety.com/article/VR1117785082.html?categoryid=19&cs=1|archive-date=22 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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During his six-year tenure,<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer|url=http://www.londonswf.com/2010/speakers/paul-trijbits|work=[[London Screenwriters' Festival]] 2010}}</ref> Trijbits established key initiatives such as the digital shorts programme and backed films that won prestigious awards such as [[Bloody Sunday (TV film)|''Bloody Sunday'']]'' & '[[The Magdalene Sisters]] ''winning the'' Berlinale Golden Bear ''and the'' Venice Golden Lion, respectively, ''showcased new talent and broke new ground with ''[[This Is Not a Love Song (film)|This Is Not a Love Song]]'').<ref name="tvdramaforum">{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits|url=http://www.tvdramaforum.com/programme/opening-welcome-from-the-chair/paul-trijbits|work=TV Drama Forum|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402104045/http://www.tvdramaforum.com/programme/opening-welcome-from-the-chair/paul-trijbits|archivedate=2 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2006 Trijbits celebrated a double win at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] for [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[The Wind That Shakes the Barley]]'' and [[Andrea Arnold]]'s ''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]''. |
During his six-year tenure,<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer|url=http://www.londonswf.com/2010/speakers/paul-trijbits|work=[[London Screenwriters' Festival]] 2010}}</ref> Trijbits established key initiatives such as the digital shorts programme and backed films that won prestigious awards such as [[Bloody Sunday (TV film)|''Bloody Sunday'']]'' & '[[The Magdalene Sisters]] ''winning the'' Berlinale Golden Bear ''and the'' Venice Golden Lion, respectively, ''showcased new talent and broke new ground with ''[[This Is Not a Love Song (film)|This Is Not a Love Song]]'').<ref name="tvdramaforum">{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits|url=http://www.tvdramaforum.com/programme/opening-welcome-from-the-chair/paul-trijbits|work=TV Drama Forum|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402104045/http://www.tvdramaforum.com/programme/opening-welcome-from-the-chair/paul-trijbits|archivedate=2 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2006 Trijbits celebrated a double win at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] for [[Ken Loach]]'s ''The [[The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)|Wind that shakes the barley]]'' and [[Andrea Arnold]]'s ''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]''. |
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'''Ruby Films (2007-2012)''' |
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Paul Trijbits is a Dutch-born film and television producer living in London, with his wife Patricia and children Jakob and Lea.
Career
Before joining the UK Film Council, Paul Trijbits produced and executive produced a number of feature films with both first-time and established directors. His credits during this time include Richard Stanley's Hardware, Danny Cannon's The Young Americans, and Paul Weiland's Roseanna's Grave. Trijbits was a founder member and former co-chair of the New Producers Alliance (NPA).[1]
He is currently partner and co CEO at FilmWave, the company he founded in 2012 with Christian Grass.
UK FilmCouncil (2000 - 2006)
In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the UK Film Council, which at its inception had £5 million a year[2] to support talent and encourage innovation, backing lower-budget films and shorts.[3]
During his six-year tenure,[4] Trijbits established key initiatives such as the digital shorts programme and backed films that won prestigious awards such as Bloody Sunday & 'The Magdalene Sisters winning the Berlinale Golden Bear and the Venice Golden Lion, respectively, showcased new talent and broke new ground with This Is Not a Love Song).[5] In 2006 Trijbits celebrated a double win at the Cannes Film Festival for Ken Loach's The Wind that shakes the barley and Andrea Arnold's Red Road.
Ruby Films (2007-2012)
In 2007, Trijbits joined Alison Owen's London-based production company Ruby Films (established in 1999) as a partner.[6] Credits at Ruby include Jane Eyre, directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Judi Dench; Tamara Drewe (Official Selection – 2010 Cannes Film Festival), directed by Stephen Frears, starring Gemma Arterton; and Saving Mr. Banks for Disney, starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks.
He executive produced Toast, based on the book by Nigel Slater, starring Helena Bonham Carter, which had its gala premiere at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and attracted 6.2 million viewers on BBC One.
Trijbits also executive produced Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, which competed in Official Competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival; Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven, winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival; International Emmy award winning Small Island, based on the novel by Andrea Levy, starring Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ruth Wilson;[7] and Stephen Poliakoff's Dancing On The Edge, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew Goode.
FilmWave (2012–present)
With Anthony Bregman's Likely Story, Trijbits through his company FilmWave most recently produced Sing Street, directed by John Carney (Once & Begin Again), which is due for release in 2015.[8] He is currently executive producer on J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, a television series for the BBC and HBO.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hardware | Producer |
| 1993 | Dust Devil | Executive producer |
| 1993 | The Young Americans | Producer |
| 1995 | Boston Kickout | Executive producer |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Producer |
| 2000 | Paranoid | Producer |
| 2001 | My Brother Tom | Executive producer |
| 2002 | Bloody Sunday | Executive producer |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Song | Executive producer |
| 2002 | Tomorrow La Scala! | Executive producer |
| 2002 | The Magdalene Sisters | Executive producer |
| 2002 | Noi Albinoi | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Bodysong (documentary) | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Intermission | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (documentary) | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Touching the Void (documentary) | Executive producer |
| 2004 | In My Father's Den | Executive producer |
| 2004 | Yes | Executive producer |
| 2004 | Bullet Boy | Executive producer |
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs | Executive producer |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint | Executive producer |
| 2006 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Executive producer |
| 2006 | Red Road | Executive producer |
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Executive producer |
| 2006 | This Is England | Executive producer |
| 2007 | Brick Lane | Executive producer |
| 2007 | Nightwatching | Executive producer |
| 2008 | Five Minutes of Heaven | Executive producer |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Executive producer |
| 2010 | Chatroom | Producer |
| 2010 | Tamara Drewe | Producer |
| 2010 | Toast | Executive producer |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Producer |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | Producer |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Executive producer |
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin | Producer |
Short films
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Fear of Drowning | Producer |
| 1990 | Voice of the Moon (documentary) | Producer |
| 2002 | Ape | Executive producer |
| 2010 | Alice | Executive producer |
Television
| Year | Programme | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Is Harry on the Boat? (TV movie) | Executive producer |
| 2003 | This Little Life (TV movie) | Co-Executive producer |
| 2008 | Bad Mother's Handbook (TV movie) | Executive producer |
| 2014 | The Casual Vacancy (TV series) | Executive producer |
References
- ^ "Bloody Sunday" (PDF). Filmhuis Gouda. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
- ^ James, Nick. "In Bed with the Film Council". Sight & Sound. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam. "U.K. Film Council puts funding team in place". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer". London Screenwriters' Festival 2010.
- ^ "Paul Trijbits". TV Drama Forum. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Paul Trijbits Bio". Jane Eyre – A Focus Features Film.
- ^ "Paul Trijbits". Ruby Film and Television.
- ^ Cooper, Sarah. "Against all odds". Screen Daily.
External links
- Paul Trijbits at IMDb
- Paul Trijbits at the British Film Institute
- Ruby Film and Television