Ruben Östlund

Swedish writer-filmmaker Ruben Östlund has completed three features, including Play. He began making ski films and was accepted to film school in Gothenburg, Sweden based on those works. His previous feature Involuntary (2008) picked up awards at the Milan, Palm Springs and Stockholm Film Festivals, among others. His short film Incident By a Bank (2009) won the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlinale.