Åke Sandgren

• Name — Åke Sandgren • Born — 13 May 1955 • Birthplace — Umeå, Sweden • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, film producer • Years Active — 1983–present • Partner — Annette K Olesen • Children — 3

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 (The Bicycle Symphony). His 1989 film Miraklet i Valby (Miracle at 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.

• Work — Year — Credit — Notes • The Shooter (2013 film) — 2013 — Screenplay — Feature • Headhunter — 2009 — Producer — Feature • Super Brother — 2009 — Screenplay — Feature • To Love Someone — 2008 — Direction — Feature • Awakening — 2008 — Script consultant — Short fiction • Accused — 2005 — Associate producer — Feature • The Big Day — 2005 — Associate producer — Feature • Flies on the Wall — 2005 — Direction — Feature • The Babylon Disease — 2004 — Producer — Feature • Move Me! — 2003 — Producer — Feature • Reconstruction — 2003 — Producer — Feature • Truly Human — 2001 — Direction — Feature • Beyond (2000 film) — 2000 — Direction — Feature • Big Men, Little Men — 1995 — Direction — Feature • The Slingshot — 1993 — Direction — Feature • Miracle in Valby — 1989 — Direction — Feature • Emma's Shadow — 1988 — Screenplay assistance — Feature • Drengen i træet — 1988 — Direction — Short fiction • Peter von Scholten (film) — 1987 — Assistant director — Feature • The Secret of John — 1985 — Direction — Short fiction • The Element of Crime — 1984 — Assistant director — Feature • Rainfox — 1984 — Assistant director — Feature • Thunderbirds — 1983 — Assistant director — Feature • Haiti Express — 1983 — Assistant director — Feature • Cykelsymfonien — 1983 — Direction — Short fiction • Rubber Tarzan — 1981 — Assistant director — Feature