Åke Sandgren (born 13 May 1955) is a
Swedish
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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
The National Film School of Denmark ( da, Den Danske Filmskole) is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen.
History
The National ...
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
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with his film ''Cykelsymfonien'' (The Bicycle Symphony). His 1989 film ''
Miraklet i Valby
''The Miracle in Valby'' ( sv, Miraklet i Valby) is a 1989 Danish-Swedish drama film written and directed by Åke Sandgren, and starring Jakob Katz (actor), Jakob Katz, Troels Asmussen, Lina Englund, and . The film was produced by Nordisk Film, ...
'' (Miracle at Valby) won the Grand Prize at the 2nd
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
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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
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for the film ''
The Slingshot''.
He has collaborated with a number of other Danish film directors including
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (; born 2 March 1947, in Copenhagen) is a Danish film director, musician, and songwriter. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.
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,
Stig Håkan Larsson, and
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier ('' né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nomina ...
.
Filmography
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1955 births
Living people
People from Umeå
Swedish film producers
Swedish screenwriters
Swedish male screenwriters
Swedish film directors
Best Director Guldbagge Award winners
Best Screenplay Guldbagge Award winners