Lars Knudsen (producer)

Lars Knudsen
Born	Lars Knudsen Aarhus, Denmark
Occupation	Producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Amy BonFleur ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	4

Lars Knudsen is a Danish film producer. He is the co-founder of Parts & Labor with Jay Van Hoy and the co-founder of Square Peg with Ari Aster.[1][2] He is best known for producing the films Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Frank & Lola, The Witch, American Honey and Hereditary.[3][4]

Career

In 2004, Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy founded the production company Parts & Labor which produced the films Beginners, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, The Witch and Frank & Lola. In 2016, Knudsen and Van Hoy decided to part ways.

On June 20, 2019, Knudsen and director Ari Aster launched their production company Square Peg after their collaboration on the film Hereditary.[5] The company produced Midsommar, Resurrection, The Northman, Beau Is Afraid, Dream Scenario and Sasquatch Sunset.

Filmography

Producer Gretchen (2005) Old Joy (2006) Treeless Mountain (2008) Lovely, Still (2008) I'll Come Running (2008) Don't Let Me Drown (2009) Stages (2009) (Co-producer) (Documentary film) Cold Weather (2010) Shit Year (2010) (Role as Colleen's Agent) Daylight (2010) Beginners (2010) Here (2011) The Loneliest Planet (2011) Intercourses (2013) (Short film) Mother of George (2013) Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) Narco Cultura (2013) (Documentary) Love Is Strange (2014) Loitering with Intent (2014) The Witch (2015) Scenes from Car 11 (2015) (Miniseries) One More Time (2015) Klown Forever (2015) (Co-producer) Complete Unknown (2016) Frank & Lola (2016) American Honey (2016) Backstabbing for Beginners (2018) Hereditary (2018) A Vigilante (2018) Crossmaglen (2018) (Short film) Midsommar (2019) Resurrection (2022) The Northman (2022) Beau Is Afraid (2023) Dream Scenario (2023) Sasquatch Sunset (2024) Rumours (2024) Bugonia (2025) Death of a Unicorn (2025) Eddington (2025)

Executive producer Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006) The Exploding Girl (2009) I Am Secretly an Important Man (2010) (Documentary) Exhume (2011) (Short film) The Light in the Night (2012) (Short film) Keep the Lights On (2012) The Heart Machine (2014) Brothers (2015) (Short film) Little Men (2016) Trophy (2017) (Documentary) Love After Love (2017) From Paradise with Love (2024) (TV movie)

References

1. "Lars Knudsen". Variety.
2. "Jay Van Hoy". Variety.
3. Kaufman, Anthony (4 September 2019). "The Business Cycle: Anthony Kaufman On the Legacy of Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen's Production Company Parts & Labor". Filmmaker. Independent Filmmaker Project. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021.
4. "about". Parts & Labor. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017.
5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (20 June 2019). "Hereditary Helmer Ari Aster Launches Square Peg With Producer Lars Knudsen On Eve Of Midsommar Release". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.

External links

• Lars Knudsen at IMDb