Name Christian Larson Movies Leave The World Behind | Role Music Video Director | |
Awards Grammis Award for Music Video of the Year Similar People Jonas Akerlund, Seinabo Sey, Chris Millis, Bonnie Timmermann | ||
Christian Larson is a Swedish film and music video director and editor, represented by Blackdog Films and Ridley Scott Associates.
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Larson's work includes music videos for Sigur Ros, Seinabo Sey, Kylie Minogue, Icona Pop and Swedish House Mafia, as well as commercials and editorials for Cartier, Beats by Dre, ID Magazine and Agent Provocateur. In 2010 he made the documentary Take One that reached cult status in the electronic dance music world, dubbed »Spinal Tap for the acid house generation« by The Times UK. In 2012 he wrote and directed Valtari, a short film with music from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros and choreography from world-renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkoui. The film received numerous nominations and was awarded a Grammy for Best Video at the 2013 Swedish Grammy Awards as well as Best Choreography at the 2013 UK Music Video Awards.
His first feature-length film Leave The World Behind was officially selected to the 2014 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. When officially released on iTunes, it went straight to number 1 in the worldwide documentary section.
Larson is also known for his collaborations as a film editor together with Swedish director Jonas Akerlund on projects like the HBO concert film On The Run featuring Beyonce & Jay-Z and the music video Telephone featuring Lady Gaga. Lately, he has directed the new music video Emergency by Icona Pop.