Clas Lindberg

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Clas Lindberg
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Clas Ragnar Lindberg

(1956-08-24) 24 August 1956 (age 67)
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1980–present

Clas Ragnar Lindberg (born 24 August 1956) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. Lindberg studied at Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm. [1] He won the award for Best Screenplay for the film Underground Secrets at the 27th Guldbagge Awards. [2] At the 29th Guldbagge Awards, he won the award for Best Director for the film The Ferris Wheel . [3]

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References

  1. "Clas Lindberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute . Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. "Underjordens hemlighet (1991)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. "Pariserhjulet (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.