Axel Danielson (director)

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Axel Danielson
Born1976
Vittskövle, Sweden
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Years active2004–present

Axel Danielson is a Swedish film director and producer. [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Danielson was born in Vittskövle, Sweden. [4] He worked as a firefighter in Kristianstad for three years before film studies at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg. [1] [5] In 2012 he founded the master program Cinematic Processes at the Valand Academy. His graduation film was Summer Clouds(Sommarlek), which won an award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. He is the co-owner of the production company Plattform Produktion. [6]

Danielson's first feature documentary film Twin Brothers - 53 Scenes in Chronological Order(Pangpangbröder), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2011. [7] In 2016, he co-directed Ten Meter Tower(Hopptornet), along with Maximilien Van Aertryck, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short film. [8] [9] In 2023, he co-directed And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine, together with his long-term collaborator Maximilien Van Aertryck, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2023And the King Said, What a Fantastic MachineDirector, writer and producerDocumentary
2023LivEditorDocumentary
2021Jobs for All!(Arbete åt Alla!)Director1 episode
2018A Good Week for DemocracyEditor and producerDocumentary
2016Because the World Never StopsDirector, writer, editor, cinematographer and producerDocumentary
2016Fight on a Swedish Beach!!Editor and producerDocumentary
2016Ten Meter Tower(Hopptornet)Director, editor, cinematographer and producerDocumentary
2016ExtramaterialWriter and editorDocumentary
2011Twin Brothers - 53 Scenes in Chronological Order(Pangpangbröder)Director, writer, editor and cinematographerDocumentary
2004Summer Clouds(Sommarlek)DirectorShort film

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2023Won Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award: Creative VisionFantastic Machine [11]
Won Berlin International Film Festival AG Kino Gilde - Cinema Vision 14plus and Special mention [12]
Won Seattle International Film Festival Youth Jury Prize For Best Futurewave Feature [13]
2022Won Clermont ISFF Audience AwardJobs for All!(Arbete åt Alla!) [14]
2018Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding New Approaches: DocumentaryTen Meter Tower(Hopptornet) [15]
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking [16]
2017Won Traverse City Film Festival Best Documentary Short Film [17]
Won Nantucket Film Festival Best Short Film [18]
Nominated Guldbagge Awards Best Short FilmBecause the World Never Stops [19]
2016Won Ji.hlava IDFF Best European Documentary ShortTen Meter Tower(Hopptornet)
Won Gothenburg Film Festival Best Swedish short [20]
2005Won Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Sleepwalkers Grand PrizeSummer Clouds(Sommarlek)

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References

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  7. ↑ "Twin Brothers, 53 Scenes from a Childhood". iffr.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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