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 a number of feature films including Richard Stanley's Hardware and Danny Cannon's The Young Americans. Trijbits was a founder member and former co-chair of the New Producers Alliance (NPA).[1] He is currently CEO of 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. During his six-year tenure,[2] key initiatives such as the Berlinale Talent Campus were launched and he supported films such as Bloody Sunday (Golden Bear, Berlin 2002), The Magdalene Sisters (Golden Lion, Venice 2002). In 2006, New Cinema Fund supported Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley and Andrea Arnold's Red Road won the Palme D'Or and the Prix du Jury in Cannes, respectively.

Ruby Films (2007–2012)

In 2007, Trijbits joined Alison Owen's production company Ruby Films.[3] Credits include Cary Fukunaga's Jane Eyre, starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender & Judi Dench; Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe, starring Gemma Arterton; and Disney's Saving Mr. Banks, starring Emma Thompson & Tom Hanks. He also executive produced Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank (Prix de Jury, Cannes Film Festival 2006), Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven (Best Director & Screenplay Sundance Film Festival 2009); International Emmy award winning TV series Small Island based on Andrea Levy's much praised novel, starring Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch & Ruth Wilson; Stephen Poliakoff's Golden Globe winner Dancing On The Edge, starring Helena Bonham Carter, which had its gala premiere at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.

FilmWave (2012–present)

With Anthony Bregman's Likely Story, Trijbits co-produced Sing Street, directed by John Carney (Once & Begin Again), and Every Day based on David Levithan's YA novel for MGM. He also produced Alone in Berlin, with Emma Thompson & Brendan Gleeson and Martin Koolhoven's Brimstone starring Guy Pearce & Dakota Fanning. He executive produced J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy for the BBC and HBO and in 2020 he launched the Netflix Original Series The Letter for the King, based on his favourite book when growing up in Holland.

Filmography

Feature films

YearFilmRole
1990Hardware Producer
1993Dust DevilExecutive producer
1993The Young AmericansProducer
1995Boston KickoutExecutive producer
1997Roseanna's GraveProducer
2000ParanoidProducer
2001My Brother TomExecutive producer
2002Bloody SundayExecutive producer
2002This Is Not a Love SongExecutive producer
2002Tomorrow La Scala!Executive producer
2002The Magdalene SistersExecutive producer
2002Noi AlbinoiExecutive producer
2003Bodysong (documentary)Executive producer
2003IntermissionExecutive producer
2003Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (documentary)Executive producer
2003Touching the Void (documentary)Executive producer
2004In My Father's DenExecutive producer
2004YesExecutive producer
2004Bullet BoyExecutive producer
2005Shooting DogsExecutive producer
2005PierrepointExecutive producer
2006The Wind That Shakes the BarleyExecutive producer
2006Red RoadExecutive producer
2006London to BrightonExecutive producer
2006This Is EnglandExecutive producer
2007Brick LaneExecutive producer
2007NightwatchingExecutive producer
2008Five Minutes of HeavenExecutive producer
2009Fish TankExecutive producer
2010ChatroomProducer
2010Tamara DreweProducer
2010ToastExecutive producer
2011Jane EyreProducer
2012Lay the FavoriteProducer
2013Saving Mr. BanksExecutive producer
2016Alone in BerlinProducer
2016 Sing Street Co-Producer
2016 Brimstone Co-Producer
2018 Every Day Producer

Short films

YearFilmRole
1988Fear of DrowningProducer
1990Voice of the Moon (documentary)Producer
2002ApeExecutive producer
2010AliceExecutive producer

Television

YearProgrammeRole
2001Is Harry on the Boat? (TV movie)Executive producer
2003This Little Life (TV movie)Co-Executive producer
2008Bad Mother's Handbook (TV movie)Executive producer
2014The Casual Vacancy (TV series)Executive producer
2020 The Letter for the King (TV series) Executive producer

References

  1. "Bloody Sunday" (PDF). Filmhuis Gouda. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
  2. "Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer". London Screenwriters' Festival 2010.
  3. "Paul Trijbits Bio". Jane Eyre – A Focus Features Film.
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