Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel^{[pronunciation?]} (born 1990) is a Norwegian filmmaker.^[1] His film Armand won the Caméra d'Or for best first feature at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Born	1990 (age 34–35)
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Parent	Linn Ullmann (mother)
Family	Liv Ullmann (grandmother) Ingmar Bergman (grandfather)

Early life and education

Tøndel was born in 1990 in Oslo. His mother is Linn Ullmann and his grandparents are Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman.^[3][1][4] His father is Norwegian business man Espen Tøndel. He studied filmmaking at Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology.^[5]

Career

After directing the short films Bird Hearts and Fanny,^[5] Tøndel made his feature-length directorial debut, Armand, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2015	Bird Hearts	Short film	[5]
2017	Fanny	Short film
2024	Armand	—	[6]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival	2015	Best New Nordic Voice	Bird Hearts	Won	[7]
Amanda Awards	2017	Best Short Film	Fanny	Nominated	[8]
Seattle International Film Festival	2017	Special Jury Mention (Live Action)		Won	[9]
Cannes Film Festival	2024	Prix Un Certain Regard	Armand	Nominated	[6]
		Camera d'Or		Won	[10]
European Film Awards	2024	European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI		Won	[11]
		European University Film Award		Nominated	[12]
Hamptons International Film Festival	2024	Best Narrative Feature		Won	[13]
Directors Guild of America Awards	2025	Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film		Nominated	[14]