Magnus von Horn

Born

1983-12-21

Birthplace

Gothenburg, Sweden

Biography

Magnus von Horn, (born 21 December 1983, Gothenburg) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 2013. A few months after he arrived in Poland he was brutally robbed, which resulted in him becoming interested in violent people. His first film was a short documentary about a young Polish criminal. His 2011 short film 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.