Fredrik Gertten
Nacimiento : 1956-04-03, Malmö, Sweden
Historia
Carl
Fredrik (von) Gertten is a Swedish filmmaker and journalist. Gertten worked as
a journalist for newspapers, radio and television in Africa, Latin America,
Asia and Europe during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995 he published the travel
book Ung man söker världen (Young man looking for the World) through the
publisher Gong Gong förlag. He wrote for the newspaper Arbetet from 1990 until
it ceased publication in 2000 and for Kvällsposten in 2001-2003. He has also
been the producer of documentaries and entertainment shows for the Swedish
television channels SVT, TV 4 and TV 3. In 2009, Gertten's production company was
sued for defamation by Dole Food Company after the US screening of Bananas!, a
documentary film about a conflict between Dole and banana plantation workers in
Nicaragua over alleged cases of sterility caused by the pesticide DBCP. The
court ruled in favor of the production company, and the lawsuit became the
subject of Gertten's 2011 documentary Big Boys Gone Bananas!.
Executive Producer
El elevado coste de la vivienda y los fondos de inversión mundiales, empujan a las personas a la pobreza, desnudas de un derecho fundamental. La determinación del activista Leilani Farha para denunciar esta situación, revela la perversidad detrás del especulación. Es hora de reconocer que éste no es un desarrollo natural e inevitable.
Director
El elevado coste de la vivienda y los fondos de inversión mundiales, empujan a las personas a la pobreza, desnudas de un derecho fundamental. La determinación del activista Leilani Farha para denunciar esta situación, revela la perversidad detrás del especulación. Es hora de reconocer que éste no es un desarrollo natural e inevitable.
Director
The decisive years of Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović, told through rare archive footage in which a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows him, from his debut with the Malmö FF team in 1999 through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax Amsterdam, and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005.
Executive Producer
La sociedad se enfrenta a varios contratiempos que pronto deberá afrontar: el cambio climático, la contaminación urbana, el agotamiento de los recursos fósiles. En este contexto, la bicicleta se erige como una alternativa al cambio importante, pero la industria del automóvil invierte millones para mantener su negocio. En este nuevo documental de Fredrik Gertten, varios activistas y teóricos de todo el mundo exponen los beneficios que podría tener una sociedad más adaptada a las dos ruedas y reflexiona como han evolucionado las ciudades cada vez más adaptadas a los coches. (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
La sociedad se enfrenta a varios contratiempos que pronto deberá afrontar: el cambio climático, la contaminación urbana, el agotamiento de los recursos fósiles. En este contexto, la bicicleta se erige como una alternativa al cambio importante, pero la industria del automóvil invierte millones para mantener su negocio. En este nuevo documental de Fredrik Gertten, varios activistas y teóricos de todo el mundo exponen los beneficios que podría tener una sociedad más adaptada a las dos ruedas y reflexiona como han evolucionado las ciudades cada vez más adaptadas a los coches. (FILMAFFINITY)
Director
La sociedad se enfrenta a varios contratiempos que pronto deberá afrontar: el cambio climático, la contaminación urbana, el agotamiento de los recursos fósiles. En este contexto, la bicicleta se erige como una alternativa al cambio importante, pero la industria del automóvil invierte millones para mantener su negocio. En este nuevo documental de Fredrik Gertten, varios activistas y teóricos de todo el mundo exponen los beneficios que podría tener una sociedad más adaptada a las dos ruedas y reflexiona como han evolucionado las ciudades cada vez más adaptadas a los coches. (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
Dole Food Company lleva a cabo una campaña para evitar que un par de cineastas suecos muestren su documental sobre una demanda contra la empresa.
Director
Dole Food Company lleva a cabo una campaña para evitar que un par de cineastas suecos muestren su documental sobre una demanda contra la empresa.
Producer
Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
Director
Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
Director
A dramatic, behind-the-scene-story about the building of Santiago Calatravas Turning Torso in Malmö. A 190 meter high, twisted residential building which was appointed "worlds best residential building project" at Mipim in Cannes, 2005.
Executive Producer
Dolkar is the only one in her family who has been given a chance to study. She studies at the Secmol School. The director of the boarding school supports the girls wish to play ice hockey. When the next year's tournament is approaching the girls make a new attempt to enter. They have to solve problem by problem: Thin Ice, bad equipment, no coaching. Finally when they find the American coach Deb, they travel over the mountain to the Muslim village Kargil and create a joint team. Side by side the Buddhist and Muslim girls challenge the men in charge.
Director
Fredrik Gertten's documentary follows the editoral on the newspaper "Arbetet" during the weeks before it is about to be closed.
Director
Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten followed a nice middle class family during three years, 2000-2005. From the crisis that punished the middle class to the heartbreaking moment of emigration and a new beginning in Spain.
Director
George Wilson came to Malmö to dismantle the worlds largest crane. No big deal: "just a piece of steel" he says confidently. Five months and five accidents later George admits it was his worst project ever. The crane driver Paul Mezga came to Malmö as an 18-year-old. 40 years later he is maneuvering the Kockums crane for the last time. A beloved work site does no longer exist. From his kitchen window he sees the crane disappear. A dramatic documentary about two men and the definite end of an era. The Kockums crane was the worlds highest crane. It was built in 1974 during the Kockum yards most successful period. The crane quickly became a pride for the city and a symbol for an aspiring belief in the future. The yard was shut down in the 80s but the crane was still standing there like a remainder of a lost time. Now it has been sold to a yard in South Korea and has to be dismantled in four months. It is a man from Scotland, George Wilson, who is going to lead the project. With great ...
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Malmö FF:s gulddrömmar från mitten av 1990-talet har övergått i misströstan och förstämning. År 1999 sker något som aldrig hänt förut; klubben åker ur Allsvenskan på eget bevåg, efter att under en längre tid ha underpresterat sportsligt. Många inom föreningen är chockade och handlingsförlamade, men en ung lovande anfallare i Zlatan Ibrahimović och en nytillträdd sportchef i Hasse Borg blir klubbens nya framtidshopp.
First Assistant Camera
An often humorous documentary about the building of the Öresund bridge, connecting Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. We meet the people who work on production of the bridge, as well as opponents to the idea of such a bridge.
Producer
An often humorous documentary about the building of the Öresund bridge, connecting Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. We meet the people who work on production of the bridge, as well as opponents to the idea of such a bridge.
Writer
An often humorous documentary about the building of the Öresund bridge, connecting Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. We meet the people who work on production of the bridge, as well as opponents to the idea of such a bridge.
Director
An often humorous documentary about the building of the Öresund bridge, connecting Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. We meet the people who work on production of the bridge, as well as opponents to the idea of such a bridge.
Writer
"The blue colour of Malmö FF was dropped into my eyes by an angel when I was born" These are the words used by writer Björn Ranelid to explain the feelings a devoted fan has for his team. This documentary presents the supporters of Malmö FF, who will do anything for their team, whether they win or lose. "True Blue" is a film for anyone, who ever supported a team, be it Malmö FF or any other.
Director
"The blue colour of Malmö FF was dropped into my eyes by an angel when I was born" These are the words used by writer Björn Ranelid to explain the feelings a devoted fan has for his team. This documentary presents the supporters of Malmö FF, who will do anything for their team, whether they win or lose. "True Blue" is a film for anyone, who ever supported a team, be it Malmö FF or any other.
Director
The social contract: the rules we follow - and some don’t. Breaking Social uncovers the pattern of corruption and kleptocracy erasing the social tissue, followed by social uprisings. In Chile a new turn is taken, with young women in the lead.
