Magnus von Horn

Magnus von Horn (born 21 December 1983) is a Swedish-Polish film director and screenwriter.

Career Horn graduated from the Łódź Film School in 2013. A few months after he arrived in Poland, he was brutally robbed, an experience that sparked his interest in exploring violent people through film. His first film was a short documentary about a young Polish criminal. His 2011 short, Without Snow, was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. His debut feature, The Here After, premiered in the Directors' Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

His sophomore film, Sweat, was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. His third feature, The Girl with the Needle, premiered in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and was named one of the year's Top Five International Films by the National Board of Review. It received a nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

In June 2025, Horn was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films Radek (2006) Mleczaki (2007) Echo (2008) Without Snow (Utan snö) (2011)

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Work Result Camerimage 2024 Special Mention The Girl with the Needle Cannes Film Festival 2015 Caméra d'Or The Here After 2024 Palme d'Or The Girl with the Needle Chicago International Film Festival 2020 Gold Hugo Sweat European Film Awards 2024 European Screenwriter The Girl with the Needle Göteborg Film Festival 2025 FIPRESCI Award The Girl with the Needle Guldbagge Awards 2012 Best Short Film Without Snow Palm Springs International Film Festival 2025 Variety’s Directors to Watch The Girl with the Needle Polish Film Awards 2016 Best Director The Here After Discovery of the Year 2022 Best Director Sweat 2025 Best Film The Girl with the Needle Best Director Best Screenplay Seville European Film Festival 2024 Best Director The Girl with the Needle