Fredrik Gertten

Fredrik Gertten

Known for

Directing

Born

April 3, 1956 (age 70)

Birthplace

Malmö, Sweden

Biography

Carl Fredrik (von) Gertten was a Swedish filmmaker and journalist. Gertten had a prolific career spanning journalism across continents—Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe—through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995, he authored the travel book "Ung man söker världen" (Young Man Looking for the World) under the Gong Gong förlag publishing. His journalistic contributions extended to newspapers like Arbetet until its closure in 2000 and Kvällsposten from 2001 to 2003. Gertten ventured into television production, producing documentaries and entertainment shows for Swedish channels SVT, TV 4, and TV 3. Notably, in 2009, his production company faced a defamation lawsuit from Dole Food Company followi...

Best known work

Becoming Zlatan
Becoming Zlatan
2015
Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
2011
Bikes vs Cars
Bikes vs Cars
2015
Push
Push
2019
Bananas!*
Bananas!*
2009
Breaking Social
Breaking Social
2023
Love Always, Carolyn
Love Always, Carolyn
2011
Blådårar - Om kärleken till ett fotbollslag
Blådårar - Om kärleken till ett fotbollslag
1998
Blådårar 2 - Vägen tillbaka
Blådårar 2 - Vägen tillbaka
2002
Gå på vatten
Gå på vatten
2000

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Breaking Social

    Director

  2. 2019

    Push

    Director, Executive Producer

  3. 2015

    Bikes vs Cars

    Director, Writer, Executive Producer

  4. 2015

  5. 2012

  6. 2011

    Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

    as Self, Director, Writer

  7. 2011

    Love Always, Carolyn

    Executive Producer

  8. 2009

    Bananas!*

    Director, Producer

  9. 2007

  10. 2006

    Thin Ice

    Executive Producer, Writer

  11. 2006

  12. 2005

  13. 2003

  14. 2002

  15. 2000

    Gå på vatten

    Writer, Producer, First Assistant Camera, Director

  16. 1998

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