Åke Sandgren

Åke Sandgren (born 13 May 1955) is a Swedish-Danish film director and screenwriter.

He has written and directed a number of films in a variety of genres, mostly in Denmark where he now lives.

After graduation, he worked as a writer and director of films in both Sweden and Denmark.

[2] His 1989 film Miraklet i Valby (Miracle at Valby) won the Grand Prize at the 2nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival held in February 1991.

[5] He has collaborated with a number of other Danish film directors including Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Stig Håkan Larsson, and Lars von Trier.