Måns Mårlind Explained

Måns Mårlind
Birth Name:Måns Magnus Mårlind
Birth Date:29 July 1969
Birth Place:Vallentuna, Stockholm County, Sweden
Years Active:1997–present
Partner:Tuppence Middleton
Children:1[1]

Måns Magnus Mårlind (born 29 July 1969) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. After making his feature film debut in 2005, he co-directed the big-budget horror films Shelter (2010) and (2012) and co-created the Danish-Swedish crime thriller The Bridge (2011–2018).

Career

Mårlind attended film programs at Stockholm University, Sweden and American Film Institute along with, with whom he would start a long-standing directorial partnership. His first work was as a writer for the 1995 Swedish drama series Radioskugga, followed by the children's science fiction series Kenny Starfighter (1997). He then worked as an assistant director on (1998), (1999) and (1999).

Work with Björn Stein

In 2005, Mårlind and Björn Stein made their feature film debut with the fantasy thriller Storm, which was followed by the 2010 supernatural thriller Shelter (also known as 6 Souls in the United States),[2] starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and based on a screenplay by UK screenwriter Michael Cooney.[3] [4] Mårlind and Stein then co-directed (2012), which starred Kate Beckinsale as Selene and grossed over $160 million worldwide,[5] and Shed No Tears (2013), based on the songs of singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström.[6] The latter was nominated for nine Guldbagge Awards (the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards), including Best Director and Best Film.[7] [8]

For television, the duo directed all episodes of the Swedish-French police procedural Midnight Sun (2016)[9] [10] [11] and the Netflix-distributed historical thriller The Defeated (2020), also known as Shadowplay.[12] Both series were created and written by Mårlind.[13]

Personal life

He is the father of one child with English actress Tuppence Middleton, born in August 2022.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2002Disco Kung FuShort film
2005Storm
2010Shelter
2012
2013Shed No Tears
2019

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterCreator
1997Radioskugga
Kenny Starfighter
2000
2000–2001
2002–2004
2003De drabbade
2006Snapphanar
2011–2018The Bridge
2016Midnight Sun
2020The Defeated

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2005Stockholm International Film FestivalAudience AwardStorm
2006Guldbagge AwardsBest Film
Cinema Audience Award
Puchon International Fantastic Film FestivalBest Director
Best of Puchon
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film FestivalNarcisse Award for Best Feature Film
Amsterdam Fantastic Film FestivalMéliès Award
2014Guldbagge AwardsBest DirectorShed No Tears
Best Film
Gothenburg Film FestivalCity of Gothenburg Award
2016Series ManiaAudience AwardMidnight Sun
Best Director
Best Script
2017Best Direction
2019Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film FestivalSilver Méliès Award for Best European Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuppence Middleton gives birth to first child . Geo.tv . 2022-08-14.
  2. Web site: Turek . Ryan . 2013-02-08 . Julianne Moore-Starring Shelter Dusted Off for Release Under Title 6 Souls . 2023-01-16 . ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More . en-US.
  3. News: International Shelter One-Sheets. Dread Central. 30 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100123180551/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35470/international-shelter-one-sheets. 23 January 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  4. News: Several Clips from Julianne Moore Starrer 'Shelter'. Brad Miska. Brad Miska. Bloody Disgusting. 30 March 2010. 30 March 2010.
  5. Web site: Weintraub . Steve . 2011-08-22 . Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein UNDERWORLD 4 AWAKENING Interview . 2023-01-15 . Collider . en.
  6. Web site: Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein • Directors of Swoon . 2023-01-15 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
  7. Web site: Guldbaggen 2014 – alla vinnarna . 2023-01-16 . Guldbaggen 2022 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Tidigare år . 2023-01-16 . Guldbaggen 2022 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Wise . Damon . Hopewell . John . 2016-04-25 . Series Mania: Argentine Drama 'El Marginal' Wins Grand Prix . 2023-01-16 . Variety . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2016-11-28 . Why the world is talking about new Nordic Noir smash hit Midnight Sun . 2023-01-15 . Guide . en.
  11. Web site: Series Mania Audience Cheer For Midnight Sun . 2023-01-15 . Nordisk Film & TV Fond . en.
  12. Web site: White . Abbey . 2021-08-01 . Netflix's New Releases Coming in August 2021 . 2023-01-16 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  13. Web site: Petski . Denise . 2019-04-10 . Taylor Kitsch & Michael C. Hall Lead Cast Of 'Shadowplay' Drama Series From Tandem & BRON . 2023-01-16 . Deadline . en-US.
  14. Web site: Tuppence Middleton gives birth! welcomes first child with Mans Marlind . Thenews.com.pk . 2022-08-14.