Magnus von Horn
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Magnus von Horn | |
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| Born | 21 December 1983 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Łódź Film School |
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Magnus von Horn (born 21 December 1983) is a Swedish-Polish[1][2] film director and screenwriter.
Horn graduated from the Łódź Film School in 2013.[3] 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.[4] His 2011 short, Without Snow, was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film.[5] His debut feature, The Here After, premiered in the Directors' Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
His sophomore film, Sweat, was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[7] His third feature, The Girl with the Needle, premiered in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[8] and was named one of the year's Top Five International Films by the National Board of Review.[9] It received a nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[10]
In June 2025, Horn was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[11]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English title | Original title |
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| 2015 | The Here After | Efterskalv |
| 2020 | Sweat | |
| 2024 | The Girl with the Needle | Pigen med nålen |
Short films
- Radek (2006)
- Mleczaki (2007)
- Echo (2008)
- Without Snow (Utan snö) (2011)
