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Johan Renck
Uppsala, Sweden
Johan Renck is one of the most respected and sought after directors of commercials and music videos today, so much so that the French magazine CB News dubbed him "the number one…
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Johan Renck is one of the most respected and sought after directors of commercials and music videos today, so much so that the French magazine CB News dubbed him "the number one director of commercials and music videos in the world ". His directing career started in 1992 when he joined the production company Mekano Film and Television in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1994 he left Mekano to join forces with childhood friend director Jonas Åkerlund. They established a new production company, Renck Åkerlund Films, which immediately became one of the leaders of its kind in Sweden. During the same time he worked with his music project, Stakka Bo, with big success and a lot of his time was occupied by the music career. In 1997 he started to work as a director full time and quickly became a well-known name worldwide and in 1999 he was working with Madonna and Nike among others.
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2024
Spaceman
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld
Movie Self
- 2023
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2022
ABBA Voyage
Movie Co-Producer
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2019
Chernobyl
TV show Co-Executive Producer
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2017
Stella Erratica
Movie Thanks
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2016
Bornebusch i tevefabriken
TV show Guest
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2015
The Last Panthers
TV show Director
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2015
Bloodline
TV show Director
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2014
Halt and Catch Fire
TV show Director
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2014
The Fat and the Angry
Movie Director
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2013
Bates Motel
TV show Director
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2013
Vikings
TV show Director
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2012
Min sanning
TV show Self
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2010
The Walking Dead
TV show Director
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2008
Downloading Nancy
Movie Director
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2008
Breaking Bad
TV show Director
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2005
Made in Hollywood
TV show Self
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2000
Naked
Movie Thanks
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1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Movie Director
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1993
Eurotrash
TV show
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1990
The Word
TV show
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Amo Saddam
Movie Director
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A Ladder to the Sky
Movie Director
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The Left Shore
Movie Director
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Rouge
Movie Producer
