Levan Akin

Levan Akin

출생 : 1979-12-14, Stockholm, Sweden

약력

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.

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Levan Akin
Levan Akin

참여 작품

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Self
A journey through Swedish film history by the depictions of the dykes, gays and transgender people for 100 years. From Stiller via Bergman and Zetterling to the present day, they queer their rightful place.
그리고 우린 춤을 추었다
Screenplay
보수적이고 엄격한 조지아 국립무용단의 댄서 메라비와 이라클리. 섬세하고 우아한 춤을 추는 메라비와 상반된 카리스마와 에너지를 가진 이라클리는 무용단의 앙상블 자리를 놓고 선의의 경쟁을 한다. 오디션을 위한 둘만의 연습이 계속될수록 이라클리의 존재는 메라비에게 점차 라이벌에서 저항할 수 없는 열망으로 변하는데...
그리고 우린 춤을 추었다
Editor
보수적이고 엄격한 조지아 국립무용단의 댄서 메라비와 이라클리. 섬세하고 우아한 춤을 추는 메라비와 상반된 카리스마와 에너지를 가진 이라클리는 무용단의 앙상블 자리를 놓고 선의의 경쟁을 한다. 오디션을 위한 둘만의 연습이 계속될수록 이라클리의 존재는 메라비에게 점차 라이벌에서 저항할 수 없는 열망으로 변하는데...
그리고 우린 춤을 추었다
Director
보수적이고 엄격한 조지아 국립무용단의 댄서 메라비와 이라클리. 섬세하고 우아한 춤을 추는 메라비와 상반된 카리스마와 에너지를 가진 이라클리는 무용단의 앙상블 자리를 놓고 선의의 경쟁을 한다. 오디션을 위한 둘만의 연습이 계속될수록 이라클리의 존재는 메라비에게 점차 라이벌에서 저항할 수 없는 열망으로 변하는데...
The Circle
Screenplay
An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.
The Circle
Director
An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.
Certain People
Writer
A small group of friends are gathered at Katinka's summer house to celebrate her birthday. The guests are all in their thirties, upper class, art world, liberal humanitarian bohemians. They sit on the floor smoking amongst books, antiques and modern art. The party sets off on a high note, when suddenly during dinner, two new guests arrive. Linda, a blonde game show hostess, is unexpectedly brought to the party by Katinka's brother. Linda is greeted warmly at first, her brusque and liberated manners are entertaining and fresh. But during the course of the evening Linda stretches the groups invisible social rules of hospitality. Contempt starts to grow, thus unfolding the groups hidden prejudices.
Certain People
Director
A small group of friends are gathered at Katinka's summer house to celebrate her birthday. The guests are all in their thirties, upper class, art world, liberal humanitarian bohemians. They sit on the floor smoking amongst books, antiques and modern art. The party sets off on a high note, when suddenly during dinner, two new guests arrive. Linda, a blonde game show hostess, is unexpectedly brought to the party by Katinka's brother. Linda is greeted warmly at first, her brusque and liberated manners are entertaining and fresh. But during the course of the evening Linda stretches the groups invisible social rules of hospitality. Contempt starts to grow, thus unfolding the groups hidden prejudices.
Passage
Screenplay
Film follows two people who become unexpected allies. A story set in Georgia and Turkey about finding your family, not your blood relatives, but those that accept and love you unconditionally, without prejudice, for who you are.
Passage
Director
Film follows two people who become unexpected allies. A story set in Georgia and Turkey about finding your family, not your blood relatives, but those that accept and love you unconditionally, without prejudice, for who you are.