Axel Danielson (director)

Axel Danielson is a Swedish film director and producer.[1][2][3]

Axel Danielson
Born1976
Vittskövle, Sweden
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Years active2004–present

Life and career

Danielson was born in Vittskövle, Sweden.[4] He worked as a firefighter in Kristianstad for three years before film studies at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg.[1][5] In 2012 he founded the master program Cinematic Processes at the Valand Academy. His graduation film was Summer Clouds (Sommarlek), which won an award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. He is the co-owner of the production company Plattform Produktion.[6]

Danielson's first feature documentary film Twin Brothers - 53 Scenes in Chronological Order (Pangpangbröder), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2011.[7] In 2016, he co-directed Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet), along with Maximilien Van Aertryck, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short film.[8][9] In 2023, he co-directed And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine, together with his long-term collaborator Maximilien Van Aertryck, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine Director, writer and producer Documentary
2023 Liv Editor Documentary
2021 Jobs for All! (Arbete åt Alla!) Director 1 episode
2018 A Good Week for Democracy Editor and producer Documentary
2016 Because the World Never Stops Director, writer, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!! Editor and producer Documentary
2016 Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet) Director, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary
2016 Extramaterial Writer and editor Documentary
2011 Twin Brothers - 53 Scenes in Chronological Order (Pangpangbröder) Director, writer, editor and cinematographer Documentary
2004 Summer Clouds (Sommarlek) Director Short film

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2023 Won Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award: Creative Vision Fantastic Machine [11]
Won Berlin International Film Festival AG Kino Gilde - Cinema Vision 14plus and Special mention [12]
Won Seattle International Film Festival Youth Jury Prize For Best Futurewave Feature [13]
2022 Won Clermont ISFF Audience Award Jobs for All! (Arbete åt Alla!) [14]
2018 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet) [15]
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking [16]
2017 Won Traverse City Film Festival Best Documentary Short Film [17]
Won Nantucket Film Festival Best Short Film [18]
Nominated Guldbagge Awards Best Short Film Because the World Never Stops [19]
2016 Won Ji.hlava IDFF Best European Documentary Short Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet)
Won Gothenburg Film Festival Best Swedish short [20]
2005 Won Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Sleepwalkers Grand Prize Summer Clouds (Sommarlek)

References
  1. "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck, the Filmmakers Behind "And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine"". sundance.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. "Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. ""Our Material Spans 150 Years of Camera Technology": DPs Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aretryck on Fantastic Machine". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. "AXEL DANIELSON". mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. "Axel Danielson". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  6. "europe! hub at sundance". efp-online.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  7. "Twin Brothers, 53 Scenes from a Childhood". iffr.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  8. "Ten Meter Tower". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  9. "2018 Oscars shortlist: 10 semi-finalists for Best Documentary Short". goldderby.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  10. ""Fantastic Machine" Turns the Camera on Itself in Eye-opening Documentary". sundance.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  11. "Sundance Awards: 'The Persian Version', 'Kokomo City' Among Repeat Winners As 'A Thousand And One', 'Going To Mars' Claim U.S. Grand Jury Prizes". deadline.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  12. "Berlinale 2023 Awards : The complete list, yes a long one, with the winners video conference". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  13. "SIFF 2023 Award Winners". siff.net. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  14. "Clermont-Ferrand announces its awards after a successful on-site edition for 2022". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  15. "NOMINEES FOR THE 39th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  16. "Cinema Eye Honors Announces Nominees; 'Strong Island,' 'City of Ghosts,' 'Brimstone & Glory' Lead Pack". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  17. "TCFF XIII Award Winners". traversecityfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  18. "'The Big Sick' Wins Top Award at 2017 Nantucket Film Festival (Complete List)". variety.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  19. "Nominations for the 2017 Guldbagge Awards". press.newsmachine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  20. "'Land Of Mine,' 'Don Juan' Top Goteborg Film Fest". variety.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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