
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

Summer in Heat
Director

Crossing
Executive Producer, Editor, Screenplay, Director

And Then We Danced
Director, Editor, Screenplay

The Circle
Director, Screenplay

Certain People
Director, Writer

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden
Actor, Second Assistant Director

Carambole
Second Assistant Director

Borkmann's Point
Second Assistant Director



