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Fredrik Gertten

Fredrik Gertten is an Award winning director and journalist based in Malmö, Sweden. He founded WG Film 1994. Before that he has worked as a foreign correspondent and columnist for radio, TV and press in Africa, Latin America, Asia and around Europe. Combines film making with a role as a creative producer. Famous for local stories with a global understanding, with several films catching the identity and transformation of his hometown. Featuring international stars like footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and architect Santiago Calatrava, among others. 

Dole Food company made his film BANANAS!* controversial by suing the company, producer and director. The fight for the film and freedom of speach won international recognition. In Sweden awarded with several prices including the Anna Politkovskaya freedom of speach award.

fredrik@wgfilm.com

Projects on WG Film (Director)

• BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* (2012)
  
  
• BANANAS!* Feature documentary (2009)
  

• The Socialist, The Architect and the Twisted Tower Documentary (2005)
  
  
• An Ordinary Family Documentary (2005)
  
  
• Just a piece of steel/Bye Bye Malmö (2003) Documentary for TV.
  
  
• The way back - True Blue 2 (2002) Documentary for cinema, co-directed with Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg.
  
  
• The Poetry General (2001) Documentary for TV, co-directed with Lars Westman
  
  
• The death of a working man's newspaper (2000) Documentary for TV
  
  
• Walking on water (2000) Documentary for cinema, co-directed with Lars Westman
  
  
• Travel with Siluett (2000) Documentary for TV, co-directed with Lars Westman
  
  
• The Great Bridge (2000) Short documentary for cinema, co-directed with Lars Westman.
  
  
• True Blue (1998) Documentary for cinema and TV, co-directed with Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg
  
  
• A knife in our heart (1995) Co-directed with Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg
  
  
• Malmö - Montevideo (1995) Documentary for TV, co-directed with Lars Westman