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Levan Akin

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Levan Akin

Born December 14, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden6 films

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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And Then We Danced posterFirst watchAnd Then We Danced20197.2Merab, a devoted dancer, has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble.View film

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Crossing poster7.2Crossing2024The Circle poster5.3The Circle2015

Filmography

6 films as director
  1. TBAOn Earth We're Briefly GorgeousDirector
  2. TBASummer in HeatDirector
  3. 2024CrossingDirector
  4. 2019And Then We DancedDirector
  5. 2015The CircleDirector
  6. 2012Certain PeopleDirector