Levan Akin
Directing·December 14, 1979 — 46 years old· Stockholm, Sweden
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 · 14
—On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousDirector—Summer in HeatDirector2026The Vampire LestatTVDirector2024CrossingExecutive Producer · Editor · Director · Screenplay2022Interview with the VampireTVDirector · Co-Executive Producer2022Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film QueerSelf2021DoughTVCreator2019And Then We DancedDirector · Editor · Screenplay2015The CircleDirector · Screenplay2012Real HumansTVDirector2012Certain PeopleDirector · Writer2006Svalan, katten, rosen, dödenSecond Assistant Director2005Borkmann's PointSecond Assistant Director2005CaramboleSecond Assistant Director