Lars Knudsen (producer)

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]

Lars Knudsen
Born
Lars Knudsen

Aarhus, Denmark
OccupationProducer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Amy BonFleur
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(m. 2018)​
Children4

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

Film
Year Title Notes
2005 Gretchen
2006 Old Joy
Wild Tigers I Have Known Executive producer
2008 Treeless Mountain
Lovely, Still
I'll Come Running
2009 The Exploding Girl Executive producer
Don't Let Me Drown
Stages Documentary; Co-producer
2010 Cold Weather
Shit Year Role as Colleen's Agent
Daylight
Beginners
I Am Secretly an Important Man Documentary; Executive producer
2011 Here
The Loneliest Planet
2012 Keep the Lights On Executive producer
2013 Mother of George
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Narco Cultura Documentary
2014 Love Is Strange
The Heart Machine Executive producer
Loitering with Intent
2015 The Witch
One More Time
Klown Forever Co-producer
2016 Complete Unknown
Little Men Executive producer
Frank & Lola
American Honey
2017 Trophy Documentary; Executive producer
Love After Love Executive producer
2018 Backstabbing for Beginners
Hereditary
A Vigilante
2019 Midsommar
2022 Resurrection
The Northman
2023 Beau Is Afraid
Dream Scenario
2024 Sasquatch Sunset
Rumours
— Death of a Unicorn
— Eddington

Short films
Year Title Notes
2011 Exhume Executive producer
2012 The Light in the Night
2013 Intercourses
2015 Brothers Executive producer
2018 Crossmaglen

Television
Year Title Notes
2015 Scenes from Car 11 Docuseries
2023 Finding Love in Saint Lucia 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.


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