Swedish director and screenwriter. His films observe modern society with a cool, humorous and tense eye, placing characters in carefully built extreme situations that expose identity, class, morality and power. Force Majeure won the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at the 67th Cannes Film Festival (2014); The Square won the Palme d'Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival; Triangle of Sadness won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. He serves as President of the Main Competition Jury of the Golden Coconut Awards at the 8th Hainan Island International Film Festival.