David F. Sandberg

David F. Sandberg

Birth : 1981-01-21, Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden

History

David Fredrik Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his homemade short horror films (released under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher") and for his feature directorial debut "Lights Out" (2016), based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name. He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as "Annabelle: Creation" (2017) and "Shazam!" (2019). He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten, who has starred in many of his short films.

Profile

David F. Sandberg
David F. Sandberg
David F. Sandberg

Movies

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Director
Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.
The Making of Not Alone in Here
Editor
Making the no budget short Not Alone in Here with a two person crew during quarantine.
The Making of Not Alone in Here
Director
Making the no budget short Not Alone in Here with a two person crew during quarantine.
The Making of Not Alone in Here
Himself
Making the no budget short Not Alone in Here with a two person crew during quarantine.
Not Alone in Here
Producer
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Not Alone in Here
Sound Designer
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Not Alone in Here
Editor
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Not Alone in Here
Cinematography
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Not Alone in Here
Writer
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Not Alone in Here
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Not Alone in Here
Director
A woman suspects she's not alone in her house.
Good Enough: Making Shadowed
Director
A behind-the-scenes look from director David F. Sandberg into the making of his short film Shadowed.
Good Enough: Making Shadowed
Narrator / Himself
A behind-the-scenes look from director David F. Sandberg into the making of his short film Shadowed.
Shadowed
Producer
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
Shadowed
Sound Designer
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
Shadowed
Writer
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
Shadowed
Cinematography
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
Shadowed
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
Shadowed
Editor
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
Shadowed
Director
A woman, startled by a power outage, begins to discover a strange occurrence involving shadows.
The Truth About Test Screenings
Writer
David F. Sandberg, director of 'Shazam,' breaks down the truth about movie test screenings.
The Truth About Test Screenings
Director
David F. Sandberg, director of 'Shazam,' breaks down the truth about movie test screenings.
The Truth About Test Screenings
Animation
David F. Sandberg, director of 'Shazam,' breaks down the truth about movie test screenings.
The Truth About Test Screenings
Himself / Narrator
David F. Sandberg, director of 'Shazam,' breaks down the truth about movie test screenings.
Shazam!
Mr. Mind / Travis / Gangster Crocodile-Men (uncredited)
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Shazam!
Director
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Directing Annabelle: Creation
Editor
Director David F. Sandberg takes you through the process behind making the 2017 horror film Annabelle Creation.
Directing Annabelle: Creation
Director
Director David F. Sandberg takes you through the process behind making the 2017 horror film Annabelle Creation.
Directing Annabelle: Creation
Himself
Director David F. Sandberg takes you through the process behind making the 2017 horror film Annabelle Creation.
Annabelle: Creation
Director
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
Lights Out
Writer
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Lights Out
Director
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
The Making of Closet Space
Himself
A behind-the-scenes look from director David F. Sandberg into the making of his short film Closet Space.
The Making of Closet Space
Director
A behind-the-scenes look from director David F. Sandberg into the making of his short film Closet Space.
Closet Space
Producer
A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
Writer
A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Closet Space
Director
A couple moves into their new apartment and experiences the horrors of... their closet space.
Attic Panic
Editor
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
Music
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
Cinematography
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
Producer
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
Writer
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
Director
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
Attic Panic
Ghost
A woman is stuck in an attic but she soon finds she is not alone.
See You Soon
Producer
Submission for the Raindance Halloween 14 Second Horror Film Competition
See You Soon
Writer
Submission for the Raindance Halloween 14 Second Horror Film Competition
See You Soon
Director
Submission for the Raindance Halloween 14 Second Horror Film Competition
Coffer
Producer
On a common night like any other, a solitary woman suddenly hears a muffled but nonetheless alarming sound coming from a plain wooden family chest. Will she confront face-to-face whatever hides inside?
Coffer
Editor
On a common night like any other, a solitary woman suddenly hears a muffled but nonetheless alarming sound coming from a plain wooden family chest. Will she confront face-to-face whatever hides inside?
Coffer
Cinematography
On a common night like any other, a solitary woman suddenly hears a muffled but nonetheless alarming sound coming from a plain wooden family chest. Will she confront face-to-face whatever hides inside?
Coffer
Writer
On a common night like any other, a solitary woman suddenly hears a muffled but nonetheless alarming sound coming from a plain wooden family chest. Will she confront face-to-face whatever hides inside?
Coffer
Director
On a common night like any other, a solitary woman suddenly hears a muffled but nonetheless alarming sound coming from a plain wooden family chest. Will she confront face-to-face whatever hides inside?
Not So Fast
Man
A sudden power outage traps an unsuspecting young woman within the restrained space of an empty straight corridor, where an abstract but malevolent entity is in total control. Can the powerless woman run towards the escape door?
Not So Fast
Cinematography
A sudden power outage traps an unsuspecting young woman within the restrained space of an empty straight corridor, where an abstract but malevolent entity is in total control. Can the powerless woman run towards the escape door?
Not So Fast
Editor
A sudden power outage traps an unsuspecting young woman within the restrained space of an empty straight corridor, where an abstract but malevolent entity is in total control. Can the powerless woman run towards the escape door?
Not So Fast
Writer
A sudden power outage traps an unsuspecting young woman within the restrained space of an empty straight corridor, where an abstract but malevolent entity is in total control. Can the powerless woman run towards the escape door?
Not So Fast
Director
A sudden power outage traps an unsuspecting young woman within the restrained space of an empty straight corridor, where an abstract but malevolent entity is in total control. Can the powerless woman run towards the escape door?
Pictured
Cinematography
A creepy picture plays with the fear of a woman. Maybe, there is a connection between the girl in the picture and the woman who tries to find out the secret behind the glass.
Pictured
Producer
A creepy picture plays with the fear of a woman. Maybe, there is a connection between the girl in the picture and the woman who tries to find out the secret behind the glass.
Pictured
Writer
A creepy picture plays with the fear of a woman. Maybe, there is a connection between the girl in the picture and the woman who tries to find out the secret behind the glass.
Pictured
Director
A creepy picture plays with the fear of a woman. Maybe, there is a connection between the girl in the picture and the woman who tries to find out the secret behind the glass.
Lights Out
Producer
A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
Lights Out
Writer
A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
Lights Out
Director
A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
Cam Closer
Writer
A woman alone in her apartment discovers she can peep an alternative reality through the screen of her mobile phone camera and soon sees an unconscious girl on the floor.
Cam Closer
Director
A woman alone in her apartment discovers she can peep an alternative reality through the screen of her mobile phone camera and soon sees an unconscious girl on the floor.
Sit Down Danny
Danny / Simon (voice)
A married man visits his mistress's apartment and finds a surprise waiting for him.
Sit Down Danny
Writer
A married man visits his mistress's apartment and finds a surprise waiting for him.
Sit Down Danny
Producer
A married man visits his mistress's apartment and finds a surprise waiting for him.
Sit Down Danny
Director
A married man visits his mistress's apartment and finds a surprise waiting for him.
The Drawing Box
David / David's Brother
A man shows his twin brother drawings from his childhood drawing box. We are introduced to his old childhood friends through these drawings.
The Drawing Box
Producer
A man shows his twin brother drawings from his childhood drawing box. We are introduced to his old childhood friends through these drawings.
The Drawing Box
Writer
A man shows his twin brother drawings from his childhood drawing box. We are introduced to his old childhood friends through these drawings.
The Drawing Box
Director
A man shows his twin brother drawings from his childhood drawing box. We are introduced to his old childhood friends through these drawings.
Ladyboy
Director
An experimental short film about a sex-operated woman in Thailand who faces her life's biggest choice. Should she follow her big love to Canada, or stay in Bangkok and continue to support her family by prostitution?
All Quiet Now...
Music
A short movie about a boy and girl's inner thoughts as they head to the same party.
All Quiet Now...
Editor
A short movie about a boy and girl's inner thoughts as they head to the same party.
All Quiet Now...
Producer
A short movie about a boy and girl's inner thoughts as they head to the same party.
All Quiet Now...
Writer
A short movie about a boy and girl's inner thoughts as they head to the same party.
All Quiet Now...
Director
A short movie about a boy and girl's inner thoughts as they head to the same party.
All Quiet Now...
Boy (voice)
A short movie about a boy and girl's inner thoughts as they head to the same party.
För barnen
Animation
David pitches his ideas for new children's TV shows. Unfortunately, they are not entirely politically correct.
För barnen
Screenplay
David pitches his ideas for new children's TV shows. Unfortunately, they are not entirely politically correct.
För barnen
Director
David pitches his ideas for new children's TV shows. Unfortunately, they are not entirely politically correct.
För barnen
(voice)
David pitches his ideas for new children's TV shows. Unfortunately, they are not entirely politically correct.
Below
Producer
Fresh out of a spell in prison, a man attempts to set his life right by working a mysterious job that requires him to seek out lifeforms hidden amongst us.
Below
Director
Fresh out of a spell in prison, a man attempts to set his life right by working a mysterious job that requires him to seek out lifeforms hidden amongst us.
The Culling
Producer
A troubled priest confines himself to a remote cabin in the middle of the woods where he attempts to make a last stand against the demon that terrorized his family when he was a child.
The Culling
Director
A troubled priest confines himself to a remote cabin in the middle of the woods where he attempts to make a last stand against the demon that terrorized his family when he was a child.
The Unsound
Producer
A psychiatrist returns to the insane asylum where her mother once worked and is now a patient, hoping to quell a bloody wave of horror that’s been unleashed. As she descends down the rabbit hole and discovers hard truths about her own past, she comes to understand the hospital is hiding secrets of its own, and that perhaps she and her mother have more in common than she realized.
The Unsound
Director
A psychiatrist returns to the insane asylum where her mother once worked and is now a patient, hoping to quell a bloody wave of horror that’s been unleashed. As she descends down the rabbit hole and discovers hard truths about her own past, she comes to understand the hospital is hiding secrets of its own, and that perhaps she and her mother have more in common than she realized.
Lights Out 2
Director