Åke Sandgren
{{Short description|Swedish-Danish film director and screenwriter}}
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| nationality = Swedish/Danish
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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, film producer
| years_active = 1983–present
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| partner = Annette K Olesen
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Åke Sandgren (born 13 May 1955) is a Swedish-Danish film director and screenwriter. He has written and directed a number of films in a variety of genres, mostly in Denmark where he now lives.
Biography
Sandgren studied Film Science and Philosophy at Stockholm University from 1976 to 1979 and then moved to Denmark where he studied film direction at the National Film School of Denmark from 1979 to 1982. After graduation, he worked as a writer and director of films in both Sweden and Denmark.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-gb/Swedish-film/Swedish-film-eng/?type=Director&itemid=242|title=Åke Sandgren |work=Swedish Film Institute|accessdate=2009-09-19}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
He won the Golden Bear award for Best Short Film at the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival with his film Cykelsymfonien (The Bicycle Symphony).{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Berlin_International_Film_Festival/1984|title=Berlin International Film Festival 1984|work= IMdB|accessdate=2009-09-19}} His 1989 film Miraklet i Valby (Miracle at Valby) won the Grand Prize at the 2nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival held in February 1991.{{cite web|url=http://yubarifanta.com/index_pc.php?ct=archive.php&langue=21002|title=YUBARI INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL'91|work=yubarifanta|accessdate=2009-09-19}} It also won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 25th Guldbagge Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=16457&iv=Awards |title=The Miracle in Valby |accessdate=2014-02-15|work=The Swedish Film Database}} He was nominated again for the Guldbagge Award for Best Director in 1993 for the film The Slingshot.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=17889&iv=Awards |title=Kådisbellan (1993) |publisher=Swedish Film Institute|date=23 March 2014}}
He has collaborated with a number of other Danish film directors including Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Stig Håkan Larsson, and Lars von Trier.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Credit ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shooter (2013 film) | 2013 | Screenplay | Feature |
| Headhunter | 2009 | Producer | Feature |
| Super Brother | 2009 | Screenplay | Feature |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|To Love Someone|sv|3=Den man älskar}} | 2008 | Direction | Feature |
| Awakening | 2008 | Script consultant | Short fiction |
| Accused | 2005 | Associate producer | Feature |
| The Big Day | 2005 | Associate producer | Feature |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Flies on the Wall|da|3=Fluerne på væggen}} | 2005 | Direction | Feature |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|The Babylon Disease|sv|3=Babylonsjukan}} | 2004 | Producer | Feature |
| Move Me! | 2003 | Producer | Feature |
| Reconstruction | 2003 | Producer | Feature |
| Truly Human | 2001 | Direction | Feature |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Beyond (2000 film)|da|3=Dykkerne}} | 2000 | Direction | Feature |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Big Men, Little Men|sv|3=Stora och små män}} | 1995 | Direction | Feature |
| The Slingshot | 1993 | Direction | Feature |
| Miracle in Valby | 1989 | Direction | Feature |
| Emma's Shadow | 1988 | Screenplay assistance | Feature |
| Drengen i træet | 1988 | Direction | Short fiction |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Peter von Scholten (film)|da|3=Peter von Scholten (film)}} | 1987 | Assistant director | Feature |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|The Secret of John|da|3=Johannes' hemmelighed}} | 1985 | Direction | Short fiction |
| The Element of Crime | 1984 | Assistant director | Feature |
| Rainfox | 1984 | Assistant director | Feature |
| Thunderbirds | 1983 | Assistant director | Feature |
| Haiti Express | 1983 | Assistant director | Feature |
| Cykelsymfonien | 1983 | Direction | Short fiction |
| Rubber Tarzan | 1981 | Assistant director | Feature |
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb name|07618791}}
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- {{DNFn|2712}}
{{Guldbagge Award Best Director}}
{{Guldbagge Award Best Screenplay}}
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Category:Swedish film producers
Category:Swedish screenwriters
Category:Swedish male screenwriters
Category:Swedish film directors