Jonas Åkerlund (born November 10, 1965) is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for his stylish music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record seven awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video of the Year. He more recently directed the video for Britney Spears' 2011 single "Hold It Against Me".
Known For
| Birth Location | Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden |
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| Born | 1965-11-10 |
Movies
Rite Here Rite Now
Producer
2024
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
Director
2024
Polar
Director
2019
Lords of Chaos
Screenplay
2018
Lords of Chaos
Director
2018
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Director
2017
Rammstein: Paris
Director
2017
Lemonade
Director
2016
Roxette Diaries
Editor
2016
Roxette Diaries
Director
2016
2015
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Director
2014
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Director
2014
BEYONCÉ
Director
2014
Leave the World Behind
Executive Producer
2014
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
Director
2012
Small Apartments
Director
2012
Hollywood Undead: Hear Me Now
Director
2011
Place (Ställe)
Director
2009
Pussy
Director
2009
Horsemen
Director
2009
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
Director
2006
2005
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Director
2005
Blondie: Good Boys
Director
2003
Spun
Editor
2003
Spun
Director
2003
2001
Try
Writer
2000
Try
Editor
2000
Try
Director
2000
Turn the Page
Writer
1999
Turn the Page
Director
1999
The Hidden
Director
1997
The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
Director
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En film om Modstrilogin
Editor
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En film om Modstrilogin
Director
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