Mikael Håfström
























Mikael Håfström
Born
Jan Mikael Håfström


(1960-07-01) 1 July 1960 (age 58)

Lund, Sweden

Nationality Swedish
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 1987–present

Jan Mikael Håfström (born 1 July 1960) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for the 2003 film Evil.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Filmography


    • 3.1 Films


    • 3.2 Television




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Early life


Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film at the University of Stockholm and the School of Visual Arts.[3]



Career


Håfström's 2003 film Evil was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.[4] His slasher film, Drowning Ghost, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Market.[5]


In 2005, Håfström directed Derailed, which starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston.[6]


Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name and starring John Cusack, in 2007.[7] He collaborated with Cusack again in Shanghai, which premiered at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival.[8]


He directed The Rite, an exorcism thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins, in 2011.[9] His 2013 film, Escape Plan, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.[10]


In 2013, it was announced that Håfström will direct a film adaptation of Tunnels.[11]



Filmography



Films














































































Year Title Role Original title
1995

Vendetta
director

2001

Days Like This
director, writer

Leva Livet
2003

Kopps
co-writer


Evil
director, co-writer

Ondskan
2004

Drowning Ghost
director, writer

Strandvaskaren
2005

Derailed
director

2007

1408
director

2010

Shanghai
director

2011

The Rite
director

2013

Escape Plan
director

TBA

Tunnels
director



Television















































Year Title Role
1989

Terrorns Finger
director
1992

Hassel: De Giriga
director, writer
1992

Botgörarna
director, writer
1996

Skuggornas Hus
director
1997

Chock 1: The Angel of Death
director
1997

Chock 2: Kött
writer
1999

Sjätte Dagen
writer


References





  1. ^ "Mikael Håfström". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 August 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Child, Ben (9 April 2014). "Noomi Rapace to join spy thriller Unlocked for director Mikael Hafstrom". The Guardian.


  3. ^ "Mikael Hafstrom". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 28 February 2014.


  4. ^ Buzzelli, Susan (1 March 2004). "Amidst Criticism of Its Choices, Academy Brings Together Foreign Language Nominees". IndieWire.


  5. ^ Rehlin, Gunnar (17 June 2004). "Review: 'Drowning Ghost'". Variety.


  6. ^ Dargis, Manohla (11 November 2005). "Derailed - Two Strangers on a Train, en Route to Big Trouble". The New York Times.


  7. ^ Atkinson, Michael (20 December 2011). "1408 (2007)". Sight & Sound.


  8. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (14 October 2010). "Shanghai - Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.


  9. ^ Hazelton, John (25 January 2011). "The Rite - Reviews - Screen". Screen International.


  10. ^ McCahill, Mike (17 October 2013). "Escape Plan – review". The Guardian.


  11. ^ White, James (28 February 2013). "Mikael Hafstrom Digs Tunnels - He'll make the YA adaptation". Empire.




External links




  • Mikael Håfström on IMDb


  • Mikael Håfström at the Swedish Film Database Edit this at Wikidata













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