Adam Berg (born 6 December 1972) is a Swedish director and writer.

Career

Berg has created and directed a number of television and cinema commercials. In 2009, ''

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'', a 139-second advertisement directed by Berg for

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, won the Film Grand Prix at the

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, the most prestigious award in the advertising industry. Berg has also directed commercials for Apple, Uber, MichelobULTRA, Gillette, and FiFA, and won awards at the British Arrows, the AICP Awards, and the

Design and Art Direction Design and Art Direction (D&AD), formerly known as British Design and Art Direction, is a British educational organisation that was created in 1962 to promote excellence in design and advertising. Its main offices are in Spitalfields in London. ...

Awards. He is represented by commercial production company Smuggler. His short film ''IN'' (2011) won the Best Short Film Award at the 2011

Gothenburg Film Festival Göteborg Film Festival (GFF), formerly Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), known in English as the Gothenburg Film Festival, formerly Gothenburg International Film Festival, is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden and the large ...

. Berg served as an executive producer on the

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original series ''

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'', which was adapted from the Swedish art book of the same name by

Simon Stålenhag Simon Stålenhag (born 20 January 1984) is a Swedish artist, musician, and designer specialising in retro-futuristic digital art. His work primarily focuses on nostalgic Swedish and American countryside environments, with retro sci-fi elements. ...

. His feature film debut, '' Black Crab'', starring

Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace (; ; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.Karen Olsson, ''The New York Times Magazine'', 27 May 2012, p. 26. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the ''Mil ...

, was released on

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on 18 March 2022.

Videography

A-ha A-ha (often stylised as ''a''-h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ros ...

– "

Summer Moved On "Summer Moved On" is a song by Norwegian band a-ha, released as the group's first single in more than six years. The lead single from their sixth studio album, ''Minor Earth Major Sky'' (2000), the song was released in Europe on 25 March 2000 by ...

" *

Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System are a European and African group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music. Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest ...

– " When You're Falling" *

Amanda Ghost Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron (born 10 July 1974), known professionally as Amanda Ghost, is a British entertainment executive, songwriter and singer. She was the president of Epic Records from 2009 until 2010. Ghost is a three-time Ivor Novello A ...

– "

Idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a devotional image of a deity or saint used during puja ...

" *

Death in Vegas Death in Vegas is an English electronic music group, for which Richard Fearless serves as frontman. The band was formed in 1994 by Fearless and Steve Hellier and signed to Concrete Records under the name of Dead Elvis. Owing to an Irish record ...

– "Rocco" *

dEUS ''Deus'' (, ) is the Latin word for 'God (word), god' or 'deity'. Latin ''deus'' and ''dīvus'' ('divine') are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *''deiwos'', 'celestial' or 'shining', from the same root ( ...

– "Sister Dew" * E-Type – " Free Like a Flying Demon" *

Esbjörn Svensson Trio Esbjörn Svensson Trio (or e.s.t.) was a Swedish jazz piano trio formed in 1993 consisting of Esbjörn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (double bass), and Magnus Öström (drums). Its music had classical, rock, pop, and techno elements. It liste ...

– "From Gagarin's Point of View" *

Gay Dad Gay Dad were an English rock band that formed in London in 1994 and broke up in 2002. The line-up of the band has included Cliff Jones (guitarist/vocalist), Nick "Baz" Crowe (drummer), James Riseboro (keyboardist), Nigel Hoyle (bassist) and ...

– "Oh Jim" *

Graham Coxon Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur. As the group's lead guitarist and secondary vocalist, Coxon is featured on all of Blur' ...

– "I Wish" *

Grass Show Grass Show (often written Grass~Show®) was a Britpop-inspired indie band from Sweden, active in the mid- to late-1990s. Originally called The Grass Show, the group released their first single "I Stole Your Girl Away" in Sweden. This was followed ...

– "1962" *

Groove Armada Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles " At the River", " I See You Baby" and " Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of ...

– " My Friend" *

Haven Haven or The Haven may refer to: * Harbor or haven, a sheltered body of water where ships can be docked Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), from the novel series * Haven (comics), from the ''X-Men ...

– "Tell Me" * Idlewild – " A Film for the Future" * Idlewild – " Everyone Says You're So Fragile" * Idlewild – " I'm a Message" *

JJ72 JJ72 were an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. After forming in 1996, they signed to Lakota Records in 1999 and released two albums before splitting in 2006. History Formation and early years The band was formed in 1996 by lead singe ...

– "Formulae" *

Junkie XL Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing electronica and big beat music and fil ...

– "Catch Up to My Step" *

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

– "

Kräm (så nära får ingen gå) "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent.Kräm (så nära få ...

" *

– "Gravitation" *

– "

Om du var här "Om du var här" ( Swedish for ''If You Were Here'') is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent.Om du var här
''kent.nu' ...

" *

– "

Saker man ser ''Isola'' is the third studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 12 November 1997. It was followed by an English version in 1998, for which a new song, "Velvet", was recorded. The ending song from the album, "747", ...

" *

– "

747 747 may refer to: * 747 (number), a composite number * AD 747, a year of the Julian calendar * 747 BC, a year in the 8th century BC * Boeing 747, a large commercial plane Arts and media * 747s (band), an indie band * ''747'' (album), by country m ...

" *

– "Music Non Stop"" *

– " Chans" *

– " Dom andra" *

– " FF" *

– " VinterNoll2" *

– " Palace & Main" *

– " Dom som försvann" *

– " Ingenting" *

– "Då Som Nu För Alltid" (announcement video) *

Lisa Miskovsky Lisa Miskovsky (born 9 March 1975) is a Swedish pop and rock singer. Career Miskovsky placed herself on the Swedish rock music charts with her debut album ''Lisa Miskovsky'' and single "Driving One of Your Cars", with Swedish releases in 2001. ...

– "Lady Stardust" *Lune – " Leave the World Behind" *

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

– "

Beautiful Beautiful, an adjective used to describe things as possessing beauty, may refer to: Film and theater * ''Beautiful'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Sally Field * ''Beautiful'' (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Juhn Jai-h ...

" * Nåid – "Turn On (City Lights)" *

Paus The Paus family (), also styled ''de Paus'', is a Norwegian family that emerged as a priestly family from Medieval Oslo in the 16th century. For centuries, it belonged to the " aristocracy of officials," especially in the clergy and legal prof ...

– "Leia" *

Reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral, or similar relatively stable material lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic component, abiotic (non-living) processes such as deposition (geol ...

– "All I Want" *

Swingfly Ricardo DaSilva II, better known by his stage name Swingfly, is an American–Swedish naturalised rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' ...

– "Street Life" *

The Cardigans The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden in 1992. The main lineup of the band consisted of guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead sing ...

– "

Erase/Rewind "Erase/Rewind" is a song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for the Cardigans' fourth studio album, '' Gran Turismo'' (1998). The song is the album's second track and was released as its second single in January 1999, reaching number thre ...

" *

The Motorhomes The Motorhomes was a Swedish rock band from Jönköping that was created in 1997. They released two albums: ''Songs For Me (And My Baby)'' (1999) and ''The Long Distance Runner'' (2002). Their biggest hit was “Into the Night” from the first a ...

– "Into the Night" *

Warm Jets Warm Jets were a British indie pop band, who had two UK top 40 singles and a top 40 album in 1998. The group's name derives from Brian Eno's 1973 album, ''Here Come the Warm Jets''. History The band was formed in 1995 by Louis Jones, Paul Nobl ...

– "Hurricane" *

Yvonne Yvonne is a feminine given name, the female form of Yvon (given name), Yvon, which is derived from the French language, French name Yves (given name), Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was ...

– "Modern Love"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Adam Swedish music video directors Living people 1972 births