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Jonas Åkerlund

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Jonas Åkerlund

EN, NO, DE, SV cinema · 42 credits

Born

10 November 1965 (age 60)

Birthplace

Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Also known as 요나스 오켈룬드

Jonas Åkerlund (born November 10, 1965) is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for his stylish music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record seven awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video of the Year. He more recently directed the video for Britney Spears' 2011 single "Hold It Against Me".

Known for

Filmography

En film om Modstrilogin poster

En film om Modstrilogin

ENNot rated

Director, Editor

GG Allin: Live. Fast. Die.

GG Allin: Live. Fast. Die.

ENNot rated

Director

Heartbeats

Heartbeats

ENNot rated

Director

Billy Idol Should Be Dead poster

Billy Idol Should Be Dead

EN · 20266.9

Director, Producer

Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York poster

Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York

EN · 20267.5

Creative Director

Metallica Saved My Life poster

Metallica Saved My Life

EN · 2025Not rated

Director, Producer, Writer

Rite Here Rite Now poster

Rite Here Rite Now

EN · 20249.0

Producer

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio poster

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio

EN · 20248.9

Director

DuEls poster

DuEls

NO · 2024Not rated

Director

Polar poster

Polar

EN · 20196.4

Director

Lords of Chaos poster

Lords of Chaos

EN · 20186.8

Screenplay, Director

Rammstein: Paris poster

Rammstein: Paris

DE · 20178.4

Director

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double poster

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double

EN · 20176.2

Director

Roxette Diaries poster

Roxette Diaries

SV · 20164.0

Director, Editor

Lemonade poster

Lemonade

EN · 20168.4

Director

Rammstein in Amerika poster

Rammstein in Amerika

DE · 20158.0

as Self

Artistry/Technology poster

Artistry/Technology

EN · 2015Not rated

as Self

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live poster

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

EN · 20158.4

Director

Leave the World Behind poster

Leave the World Behind

SV · 20147.1

Executive Producer

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman poster

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman

EN · 20148.5

Director

On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z poster

On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z

EN · 20147.8

Director

BEYONCÉ poster

BEYONCÉ

EN · 20149.1

Director

Small Apartments poster

Small Apartments

EN · 20125.9

Director

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses poster

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses

EN · 20124.8

Director

Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo poster

Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo

EN · 20127.0

Director

Så jävla metal poster

Så jävla metal

SV · 20119.8

as Self

Horsemen poster

Horsemen

EN · 20096.0

Director

Pussy poster

Pussy

EN · 20096.2

Director

Place (Ställe) poster

Place (Ställe)

EN · 2009Not rated

Director

Madonna: The Confessions Tour poster

Madonna: The Confessions Tour

EN · 20068.5

Director

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret poster

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

EN · 20056.6

Director, Editor

Blink-182: Greatest Hits poster

Blink-182: Greatest Hits

EN · 20055.2

Director

Blink-182: Greatest Hits poster

Blink-182: Greatest Hits

EN · 20059.0

Director of Photography

Om Stefan Jarl

2003

Om Stefan Jarl

SV · 2003Not rated

as Self

Blondie: Good Boys poster

Blondie: Good Boys

EN · 2003Not rated

Director

Spun poster

Spun

EN · 20036.6

Editor, Director

You Do the Best You Can poster

You Do the Best You Can

SV · 2001Not rated

as Self

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection poster

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection

EN · 20018.1

Director

Try

2000

Try

EN · 20006.2

Director, Writer, Editor

Turn the Page poster

Turn the Page

EN · 19995.3

Director, Writer

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 poster

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

EN · 19997.7

Director

The Hidden

1997

The Hidden

EN · 19975.8

Director