Måns Mårlind

Måns Mårlind
Mårlind in 2012
Born	Måns Magnus Mårlind (1969-07-29) 29 July 1969 (age 55) Vallentuna, Stockholm County, Sweden
Occupations	Director screenwriter
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 Underworld: Awakening (2012). He co-created the Danish-Swedish crime thriller The Bridge (2011–2018).

This was adapted as The Tunnel, a British-French production that ran from 2013-2018.

Career

Mårlind attended film programs at Stockholm University, Sweden and American Film Institute along with Björn Stein [sv], 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 worked as an assistant director on Aspiranterna [sv] (1998), Jakten på en mördare [sv] (1999), and Anna Holt [sv] (1999).

Work with Björn Stein

In 2005, Mårlind and Björn Stein made their directorial feature film debut with the fantasy thriller Storm. They next released 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 co-directed Underworld: Awakening (2012), which starred Kate Beckinsale as Selene and grossed over $160 million worldwide.[5]

They co-directed Shed No Tears (2013), based on songs of singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström.[6] This film 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] They also co-directed the Netflix-distributed historical thriller The Defeated (2020), also known as Shadowplay.[12] Both series were created and written by Mårlind.[13]

Personal life

Mårlind is the father of one child with English actress Tuppence Middleton. They were born in August 2022.[14]

Filmography

Film

Mårlind (left) and Björn Stein during the filming of Shelter at the Braddock Carnegie Library in May 2008

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2002	Disco Kung Fu	Yes	No	Short film
2005	Storm	Yes	Yes
2010	Shelter	Yes	No
2012	Underworld: Awakening	Yes	No
2013	Shed No Tears	Yes	No
2019	Swoon [sv]	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Creator
1997	Radioskugga	No	Yes	No
	Kenny Starfighter	No	Yes	No
2000	Brottsvåg [sv]	No	Yes	Yes
2000–2001	Sjätte dagen [sv]	Yes	Yes	No
2002–2004	Spung [sv]	Yes	No	No
2003	De drabbade	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	Snapphanar	Yes	No	No
2011–2018	The Bridge	No	Yes	Yes
2016	Midnight Sun	Yes	Yes	Yes
2020	The Defeated	Yes	Yes	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2005	Stockholm International Film Festival	Audience Award	Storm	Won
2006	Guldbagge Awards	Best Film		Nominated
		Cinema Audience Award		Nominated
	Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival	Best Director		Won
		Best of Puchon		Nominated
	Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival	Narcisse Award for Best Feature Film		Nominated
	Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival	Méliès Award		Won
2014	Guldbagge Awards	Best Director	Shed No Tears	Nominated
		Best Film		Nominated
	Gothenburg Film Festival	City of Gothenburg Award		Nominated
2016	Series Mania	Audience Award	Midnight Sun	Won
	Roma Fiction Fest [it]	Best Director		Won
		Best Script		Won
2017	Association des Critiques de Séries [fr]	Best Direction		Nominated
2019	Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival	Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film	Swoon [sv]	Nominated

References

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

External links

• Måns Mårlind at IMDb
• Måns Mårlind at the Swedish Film Database