Axel Danielson

Axel Danielson is a Swedish film director and producer.

Life and career Danielson was born in Vittskövle, Sweden. He worked as a firefighter in Kristianstad for three years before film studies at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg. 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.

Danielson's first feature documentary film Twin Brothers - 53 Scenes in Chronological Order (Pangpangbröder), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2011. 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. 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.

Filmography

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2023 WonSundance Film FestivalSpecial Jury Award: Creative VisionFantastic Machine WonBerlin International Film FestivalAG Kino Gilde - Cinema Vision 14plus and Special mention WonSeattle International Film FestivalYouth Jury Prize For Best Futurewave Feature 2022 WonClermont ISFFAudience Award Jobs for All! (Arbete åt Alla!) 2018 NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding New Approaches: DocumentaryTen Meter Tower (Hopptornet) NominatedCinema Eye HonorsOutstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking 2017 WonTraverse City Film FestivalBest Documentary Short Film WonNantucket Film FestivalBest Short Film NominatedGuldbagge AwardsBest Short FilmBecause the World Never Stops 2016 WonJi.hlava IDFFBest European Documentary ShortTen Meter Tower (Hopptornet) WonGothenburg Film FestivalBest Swedish short 2005 WonTallinn Black Nights Film FestivalSleepwalkers Grand PrizeSummer Clouds (Sommarlek)