Known for

Directing

Born

Dec 14, 1979 (46 years old)

Place of birth

Stockholm, Sweden

Levan Akin

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).

Titles

Interview with the Vampire

Series • 2022

The Vampire Lestat

Series • 2026

Real Humans

Series • 2012

And Then We Danced

Movie • 2019

Crossing

Movie • 2024

Dough

Series • 2021

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

Movie • 2022

The Circle

Movie • 2015

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden

Movie • 2006

Carambole

Movie • 2005

Certain People

Movie • 2012

Borkmann's Point

Movie • 2005