Magnus von Horn

• Name — Magnus von Horn • Born — 21 December 1983 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Sweden • Education — Łódź Film School • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • Illustration — von Horn in 2015

Horn graduated from the Łódź Film School in 2013. A few months after he arrived in Poland, he was brutally robbed, an experience that sparked his interest in exploring violent people through film. His first film was a short documentary about a young Polish criminal. His 2011 short, Without Snow, was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. His debut feature, The Here After, premiered in the Directors' Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. His sophomore film, Sweat, was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. His third feature, The Girl with the Needle, premiered in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and was named one of the year's Top Five International Films by the National Board of Review. It received a nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. In June 2025, Horn was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• Year — English title — Original title • 2015 — The Here After — Efterskalv • 2020 — Sweat • 2024 — The Girl with the Needle — Pigen med nålen

• Radek (2006) • Mleczaki (2007) • Echo (2008) • Without Snow (Utan snö) (2011)