Levan Akin
Directing
- Born
- December 14, 1979 (age 46) · Stockholm, Sweden
Levan Akin is a Swedish filmmaker of Georgian descent. He made his feature directorial debut with Certain People (2012, Tribeca FF). He has since directed And Then We Danced (2019), which premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and was Sweden's official entry for the Academy Awards, and Crossing (2024), which opened the Berlinale Panorama section. Both films won multiple awards including Best Film at the Swedish Guldbagge Awards. Akin became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2020. His other work includes the The Circle (Berlinale, 2015) and episodes of AMC's Interview with the Vampire (2022–2024).
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2024Crossing Editor, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director
- 2019And Then We Danced Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2015The Circle Director, Screenplay
- 2012Certain People Writer, Director
- 2006Svalan, katten, rosen, döden Second Assistant Director
- 2005Borkmann's Point Second Assistant Director
- 2005Carambole Second Assistant Director
- TBAOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Director
- TBASummer in Heat Director