Folke Rydén (born 17 September 1958 in

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) is a Swedish journalist and filmmaker. Rydén has won numerous international awards and his documentaries have been shown all over the world. In 1993, he was awarded the Bonnier Grand Prize in journalism – the most prestigious journalism award in Sweden. His productions have garnered dozens of international awards.

Selected productions

*''United States of Guns'' (1993) *''Björn Borg - The Saga'' (1997) *''Laredo & the Law'' (1999) *Murder in Malexander (2001) *''The Yassier Arafat Story'' (2002) *''The Boy With No Face'' (2003) *''The Tsunami Generation'' (2005) *''

Expedition Linné ''Expedition Linné'' is a 2007 documentary film made for the 300th anniversary of the birth of Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus. The film was made by Swedish wildlife photographer Mattias Klum and journalist Folke Rydén ...

'' (2007) *''From Bill to Barack'' (2008) *''For Cod´s Sake'' (2009) *''The Prize of Gold'' (2012) *''The Second Wave'' (2013)

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