Paul Trijbits is a Dutch-born film and television producer living in London, with his wife Patricia and children Jakob and Lea.

Career

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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Feature films

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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
2016 Sing Street Co-Producer
2016 Brimstone Co-Producer
2018 Every Day Producer

Short films

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Year Film Role
1988 Fear of Drowning Producer
1990 Voice of the Moon (documentary) Producer
2002 Ape Executive producer
2010 Alice Executive producer

Television

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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
2020 The Letter for the King (TV series) Executive producer

References

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  1. ^ "Bloody Sunday" (PDF). Filmhuis Gouda [nl]. 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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