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Jonas Åkerlund

Director | Editor | Writer

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In 1998 he received a Grammy for best short form music video - Madonna - "Ray of Light". See more trivia »

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in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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Filmography

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2012 Small Apartments (completed)
 
2010 Telephone (short)
 
2009 Place (TV movie)
 
2009 Paparazzi (TV short)
 
2009 Horsemen
 
2006 Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (video) (videos "Turn the Page" and "Whiskey in the Jar")
 
2006 Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live from London (TV documentary)
 
2005 Blink 182: Greatest Hits (video short) (video "I Miss You")
 
2005 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (documentary)
 
2005 The Prodigy: Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005 (video) (segment "Smack My Bitch Up")
 
2002 U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (video documentary) (video "Beautiful Day")
 
2002 Spun
 
2001 The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection (video) (videos "The Everlasting Gaze", "Try, Try, Try")
 
2001 Moby: Play - The DVD (video) (video "Porcelain")
 
2001 Bakom fiendens linjer (TV movie)
 
2000 Try (short)
 
1999 Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (video) (video "Ray of Light" / as Jonas Akerlund)
 
1999 Turn the Page (short)
 
1997 The Hidden (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (8 titles)
2006 Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live from London (TV documentary)
 
2005 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (documentary)
 
2005 The Prodigy: Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005 (video) (segment "Smack My Bitch Up")
 
2002 U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (video documentary) (video "Beautiful Day")
 
2002 Spun
 
2001 The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection (video)
 
2001 Moby: Play - The DVD (video)
 
2000 Try (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2001 Bakom fiendens linjer (TV movie)
 
2000 Try (short)
 
1999 Turn the Page (short) (writer)
 
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2005 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (documentary) (off-line editor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Cornelis (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2011 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 31 March 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 Nyhetsmorgon (TV series)
Himself
– Roxette One Wish (2006) … Himself
 
2004 Silenci? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 August 2004 (2004)
– Episode dated 1 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Ban (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2003 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.8 (2003) … Himself
– Episode #7.7 (1999) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video: Directed "My Favourite Game" for The Cardigans See more »

Official Sites:

R.A.F. | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jonas Akerlund

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about the editing process of Spun] I made 5,345 cuts editing this movie in Sweden. That's definitely for the Guinness Book of World Records. See more »

Trivia:

In 1998 he received a Grammy for best short form music video - Madonna - "Ray of Light". See more »

Trademark:

Fast-paced storytelling See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio