Magnus von Horn

Magnus von Horn is a film director, born in Göteborg in 1983. He’s been living and working in Poland for twenty years. A graduate of the Łódź Film School, he’s taught directing there for ten years. His narrative feature debut, The Here After, premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and won three Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, as well as a Polityka Passport. His second film, Sweat, was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and went on to win the Silver Lions at the 2020 PFF in Gdynia and the grand prize at the 2020 Chicago IFF. In 2024, The Girl with the Needle premiered in the Main Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s been sold worldwide, received the Silver Lions at the 2024 PFF in Gdynia, eleven Eagles, and nominations for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best International Feature Film.