Åke Sandgren
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Åke Sandgren is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

-Danish
Denmark
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 film director
Film director
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 and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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. He has written and directed a number of films in a variety of genres, mostly in Denmark where he now lives.

Biography

Åke Sandgren studied Film Science and Philosophy at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...

 from 1976 to 1979 and then moved to Denmark where he studied film direction at the National Film School of Denmark
National Film School of Denmark
TheNational Film School of Denmark is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen.-History:...

 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
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...

 with his film Cykelsymfonien (The Bicycle Symphony). His 1990 film Miraklet i Valby (Miracle at Valby) won the Grand Prize at the 2nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
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 held in February 1991. He has collaborated with a number of other Danish film directors including Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Stig Håkan Larsson and Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....

.

Feature filmography

Films as a director:
  • Cykelsymfonien 1983 - Short film
  • Johannes' hemmelighed 1985
  • Miraklet i Valby (Miracle in Valby) 1990
  • Kådisbellan (The Slingshot) 1993
  • Stora och små män (Big Men, Little Men) 1995
  • Dykkerne (Beyond) 2000
  • Et Rigtigt Menneske (Truly Human) 2001
  • Fluerne På Væggen (Flies on the Wall) 2005
  • Den Man Elsker (To Love Someone) 2007

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