Levan Akin

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1979-12-14 (44 years old)

Place of Birth Stockholm, Sweden

Levan Akin

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

2024
Crossing

as Director

2019
And Then We Danced

as Director

2015
The Circle

as Director

2012
Certain People

as Director

2012
Real Humans

as Director

Writer

2024
Crossing

as Screenplay

2019
And Then We Danced

as Screenplay

2015
The Circle

as Screenplay

2012
Certain People

as Writer

Producer

2024
Crossing

as Executive Producer

2022
Interview with the Vampire

as Co-Executive Producer

Editor

2024
Crossing

as Editor

2019

Creator

2021
Dough

as Creator