Director

Levan Akin

Directing

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 3All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 931406

IMDb ID: nm2172605

Known for: Directing

Born: December 14, 1979

Age: 46

Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2026

Years active: 22

Average TMDB rating: 6.85

Wikidata: Q5544917

Also known as

ლევან აკინი

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Director (7)Second Assistant Director (3)Creator (1)Editor (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

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).