Lukas Moodysson

Lukas Moodysson was born in 1969 in the south of Sweden. He published a collection of poetry when he was just 17, followed by several further books of poetry and a novel. He graduated from Dramatiska Institutet, where he made a number of short films before he started working with Memfis Film.

The short film Talk was followed in 1998 by his feature debut Fucking Åmål (aka Show me Love). A major hit with audiences and critics alike, Fucking Åmål went on to worldwide distribution and picked up several awards and nominations, including four Swedish Film Awards, a Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and a nomination as Best European Film of the Year by the European Film Academy.

Together, 2000, was a bona-fide box-office hit in a number of countries. It established Moodysson on the international filmmaking scene.

Lilya 4-ever, 2002, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and went on to be distributed worldwide. The film won five Swedish Film Awards and a nomination as Best European Film of the Year by the European Film Academy.

A Hole in My Heart, 2004, created a stir when it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. It was nominated as Best European Film of the Year by the European Film Academy as well as being nominated for the Nordic Council's Film Prize.

Container, 2006, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was released in some countries combined with an art installation: "Inside the Container Crypt".

Mammoth, 2009, premiered in Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams was shot in Thailand, US, The Philippines and Sweden.

Lukas Moodysson was also co-writer with Peter Birro of the award-winning Swedish TV series The New Country (2000).

Moodysson made the documentary Terrorists with Stefan Jarl in 2003. Because of rights issues, the film has only been screened in Swedish cinemas.

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