Geir Hansteen Jörgensen (born 18 February 1968) is a Swedish

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director. His most famous works are probably the film and TV mini-series '' The New Country'' and ''The Soloists''. Both have received many

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s internationally. Hansteen Jörgensen was born by artist parents on the Swedish countryside where he, besides painting and drawing started to make short films already as a child. He was educated at The Stockholm Film-school and the Dramatiska Institutet.

Filmography

* ''Foxfire'' (1994) (''Räveld'') * ''Exit'' (1996) (''Nöd ut'') (short) * ''

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'' (1997) (''Närkontakt'') * ''Riksorganet'' (1998) * ''La Città Dolente'' (1998) * '' 6th Day'' (1999) (''Sjätte dagen'') * '' The New Country'' (2000) (''Det nya landet'') * ''The Soloists'' (2003) (''Solisterna'')

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansteen Jorgensen, Geir 1968 births Living people Swedish film directors Dramatiska Institutet alumni