Levan Akin (b. 1979)

Birthplace:
Stockholm, Sweden

Born:
December 14, 1979

Levan Akin is a Swedish/Georgian filmmaker, director, and writer. He is of Georgian descent. His parents came to Sweden as immigrants in the early 70s. Levan Akin started of as an intern at SVT, the Swedish Broadcasting Network. Later he worked as a handyman at the famous "Studio 24" of renowned director Roy Anderson (Songs from the second floor). He has worked as a director's assistant on several TV and film productions while at the same time making his own short films. "The Last Things" is Levan's first officially released short. His first Georgian-speaking film "And Then We Danced" (2019) was shown at festivals in Cannes and London, and won the main prize at the festival in Odessa and the Swedish Guldbagge for best picture, script and best actor.

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Director:
2012  Certain People
2015  The Circle
2019  And Then We Danced
2024  Crossing

Editor:
2012  Certain People
2015  The Circle
2019  And Then We Danced
2024  Crossing

Executive Producer:
2012  Certain People
2015  The Circle
2019  And Then We Danced
2024  Crossing

Screenplay:
2012  Certain People
2015  The Circle
2019  And Then We Danced
2024  Crossing

Writer:
2012  Certain People
2015  The Circle
2019  And Then We Danced
2024  Crossing

Co-Executive Producer:
2022  Interview with the Vampire

Creator:
2021  Dough
2022  Interview with the Vampire

Director:
2012  Real Humans
2021  Dough
2022  Interview with the Vampire

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