Åke Sandgren


Åke Sandgren 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.
He won the Golden Bear award for Best Short Film at the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival with his film Cykelsymfonien. His 1989 film Miraklet i Valby won the Grand Prize at the 2nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival held in February 1991. It also won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 25th Guldbagge Awards. He was nominated again for the Guldbagge Award for Best Director in 1993 for the film The Slingshot.
He has collaborated with a number of other Danish film directors including Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Stig Håkan Larsson, and Lars von Trier.

Filmography

WorkYearCreditNotes
The Shooter 2013ScreenplayFeature
Headhunter2009ProducerFeature
Super Brother2009ScreenplayFeature
'2008DirectionFeature
Awakening2008Script consultantShort fiction
Accused2005Associate producerFeature
The Big Day2005Associate producerFeature
'2005DirectionFeature
'2004ProducerFeature
Move Me!2003ProducerFeature
Reconstruction2003ProducerFeature
Truly Human2001DirectionFeature
'2000DirectionFeature
'1995DirectionFeature
The Slingshot1993DirectionFeature
Miracle in Valby1989DirectionFeature
Emma's Shadow1988Screenplay assistanceFeature
Drengen i træet1988DirectionShort fiction
'1987Assistant directorFeature
1985DirectionShort fiction
The Element of Crime1984Assistant directorFeature
Rainfox1984Assistant directorFeature
Thunderbirds1983Assistant directorFeature
Haiti Express1983Assistant directorFeature
Cykelsymfonien1983DirectionShort fiction
Rubber Tarzan1981Assistant directorFeature