Fredrik Gertten

Fredrik Gertten is an award-winning Swedish director. Famous for local stories with a global impact with films like PUSH (2019), Bikes vs Cars (2015), Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011) and Bananas!* (2009).

Founder of the production company WG Film. He combines filmmaking with a role as a creative producer at WG Film – one of Sweden’s most prominent documentary production companies. In October 2017 Fredrik was named Honorary Doctor at Malmö University’s Faculty of Culture and Society for his work as a documentary filmmaker. Co-host of the podcast PUSHBACK Talks

Selected films as director:

Breaking Social (2023)

JOZI GOLD, co-directed with Sylvia Vollenhoven (2019)

PUSH (2019)

Becoming Zlatan, co-directed with Magnus Gertten (2016)

Bikes vs Cars (2015)

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)

BANANAS!* (2009)

The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower (2005)

An Ordinary Family (2005)

Bye Bye Malmö/Just a Piece of Steel (2003)

BLÅDÅRAR 2, The Way Back, True Blue 2, co-directed with Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg (2002)

The Death of a Working Man’s Newspaper (2001)

Walking on Water, co-directed with Lars Westman (2000)

BLÅDÅRAR, True Blue, co-directed with Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg (1998)

Selected films as executive producer

Döttrar (2022) dir. Jenifer Malmqvist

Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas (2017) dir. Joakim Demmer

Maria and Her Shadow (2013) dir. Fredric Ollerstam

Love Always, Carolyn (2011) dir. M. Ramström & M.Korkeasalo

Burma VJ (2008) dir. Anders Östergaard, (co-producer)

Final Image (2009) dir. Andrés Habegger,  (co-producer)

Milkbar (2008) dir. Terese Mörnvik & Ewa Einhorn

Thin Ice (2006) dir. Håkan Berthas,

Belfast Girls (2006) dir. Malin Andersson

Boogie Woogie Daddy (2002) short, dir. Erik Bäfving