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Levan Akin

Directing

Levan Akin

EN, KA, SV cinema · 10 credits

Born

14 December 1979 (age 46)

Birthplace

Stockholm, Sweden

Also known as ლევან აკინი

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).

Known for

Filmography

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous poster

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

ENNot rated

Director

Summer in Heat poster

Summer in Heat

ENNot rated

Director

Crossing poster

Crossing

KA · 20247.2

Executive Producer, Editor, Screenplay, Director

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer poster

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

SV · 20226.0

as Self

And Then We Danced poster

And Then We Danced

KA · 20197.2

Director, Editor, Screenplay

The Circle poster

The Circle

SV · 20155.3

Director, Screenplay

Certain People poster

Certain People

SV · 20123.4

Director, Writer

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden poster

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden

SV · 20064.9

Actor, Second Assistant Director

Carambole poster

Carambole

SV · 20055.4

Second Assistant Director

Borkmann's Point poster

Borkmann's Point

SV · 20056.0

Second Assistant Director