Magnus von Horn

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Magnus von Horn
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Horn in 2025
Born (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983 (age 41)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Alma mater Łódź Film School
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter

Magnus von Horn (born 21 December 1983) is a Swedish-Polish [1] [2] film director and screenwriter.

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Career

Horn graduated from the Łódź Film School in 2013. [3] A few months after he arrived in Poland, he was brutally robbed, an experience that sparked his interest in exploring violent people through film. His first film was a short documentary about a young Polish criminal. [4] His 2011 short, Without Snow, was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. [5] His debut feature, The Here After , premiered in the Directors' Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. [6]

His sophomore film, Sweat , was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. [7] His third feature, The Girl with the Needle , premiered in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, [8] and was named one of the year's Top Five International Films by the National Board of Review. [9] It received a nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. [10]

In June 2025, Horn was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [11]

Filmography

Feature films

YearEnglish titleOriginal title
2015 The Here After Efterskalv
2020 Sweat
2024 The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen

Short films

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Camerimage 2024 Special Mention The Girl with the Needle Won [12]
Cannes Film Festival 2015 Caméra d'Or The Here After Nominated
2024 Palme d'Or The Girl with the Needle Nominated [13]
Chicago International Film Festival 2020Gold Hugo Sweat Won [14]
European Film Awards 2024 European Screenwriter The Girl with the Needle Nominated [15]
Göteborg Film Festival 2025 FIPRESCI Award The Girl with the Needle Won [16]
Guldbagge Awards 2012 Best Short FilmWithout SnowNominated [5]
2016 Best Director The Here After Won [17]
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2025 Variety ’s Directors to Watch The Girl with the Needle Won [18]
Polish Film Awards 2016 Best Director The Here After Nominated [19]
Discovery of the Year Nominated
2022 Best Director Sweat Nominated [20]
2025 Best Film The Girl with the Needle Won [21]
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won
Seville European Film Festival 2024Best Director The Girl with the Needle Won [22]

References

  1. ↑ Radomski, Marcin (31 January 2025). "Polski film zawalczy w Cannes. "To nie jest film o aborcji"". Kultura Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Wise, Damon (14 May 2024). "Director Magnus Von Horn Steps Up To The Cannes Competition With 'The Girl With The Needle': "It Was A Story That Provoked Me Very Deeply" — Ones To Watch". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Magnus von Horn". FilmPolski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Joelsson, Johan (23 April 2008). "Regissör 08". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Nominations for the 2011 Guldbagge Awards". Swedish Film Institute . 4 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Rossing Jensen, Jørn (23 April 2015). "Sweden's The Here After heads to the Directors' Fortnight". Cineuropa . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Festival de Cannes . 3 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Durand, Manon (15 May 2024). "Portrait of The Girl with the Needle, by Magnus Von Horn". Festival de Cannes . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (4 December 2024). "'Wicked' Named Best Film of 2024 by the National Board of Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Seth, Radhika (23 January 2025). "Danish film 'The Girl with the Needle' is officially Oscar-nominated". Vogue Scandinavia . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "THE ACADEMY INVITES 534 TO MEMBERSHIP". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 26 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Ntim, Zac (23 November 2024). "Camerimage: 'The Girl With The Needle' Takes Golden Frog — Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "The films of the Official Selection 2024". Festival de Cannes . 11 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Stamets, Bill (23 October 2020). "'Sweat' earns top prize at Chicago International Film Festival". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "These are the nominees for the European Film Awards 2024!". European Film Academy . 5 November 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Here are the winners of 48th Göteborg Film Festival". Göteborg Film Festival . 3 February 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "2016 Guldbagge Awards – here are all the winners". Swedish Film Institute . 18 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Gilchrist, Todd (19 November 2024). "'The Substance,' 'The Piano Lesson,' 'Babygirl' Filmmakers Selected for Variety's 2025 Directors to Watch". Variety . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Nominacje do Orłów 2016". Polish Film Institute (in Polish). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Nominowani do Polskich Nagród Filmowych ORŁY". Polish Film Institute (in Polish). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  21. ↑ Salwa, Ola (11 March 2025). "The Girl with the Needle scoops the majority of the Polish Eagles". Cineuropa . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  22. ↑ ""And Their Children After Them" wins the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival". Seville European Film Festival . 16 November 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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