Levan Akin

Known for

Directing

Born

Dec 14, 1979

From

Stockholm, Sweden

Levan Akin is a Swedish filmmaker of Georgian descent. He made his feature directorial debut with Certain People (2012, Tribeca FF). He has since directed And Then We Danced (2019), which premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and was Sweden's official entry for the Academy Awards, and Crossing (2024), which opened the Berlinale Panorama section. Both films won multiple awards including Best Film at the Swedish Guldbagge Awards. Akin became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2020. His other work includes the The Circle (Berlinale, 2015) and episodes of AMC's Interview with the Vampire (2022–2024).

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Svalan, katten, rosen, döden

20064.8out of 10

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

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Certain People

20123.4out of 10

The Circle

20155.3out of 10

Crossing

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And Then We Danced

20197.2out of 10

Carambole

20055.5out of 10

Borkmann's Point

20056.0out of 10

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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Summer in Heat

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Real Humans

20127.6out of 10

Interview with the Vampire

20227.6out of 10

The Vampire Lestat

20266.5out of 10

Dough

20216.3out of 10