AMIR CHAMDIN is an award-winning Stockholm native filmmaker renowned for his work across feature films, TV series, music videos, documentaries, and commercials. In 2023, Chamdin created a six-part biopic drama, Börje – the Journey of a Legend, the most successful Viaplay launch ever. Starring Valter Skarsgård, Jason Priestley, Hedda Stiernstedt, and A.C. Petersen. Shot in Canada, Sweden, and Mexico.
In 2020, Chamdin received the award for ‘Best Series’ at CANNESSERIES for his original crime-thriller series, Partisan, which premiered on NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay and delivered the best opening for an original series. Sweden’s biggest newspaper, Aftonbladet, gave the show five out of five stars, and the show was Variety’s pick for the best International TV series in 2020.
Chamdin first made a name as a musician, where he created the visual world for a band, which gave him the stepping-stone to becoming a full-time director. With numerous music videos under his belt, Chamdin received MTV’s coveted Best Music Video Award for The Cardigans You’re The Storm. Loudwire named Ghost and the music video Year Zero, directed by Chamdin, the Best Metal Video of the Year, while Revolver called it seventh on their list of the year’s best in all genres. He’s also the household director of The Hellacopters, with over ten videos leading to the anticipated documentary, I’m In The Band, which premiered on SVT in 2021.
He has a strong passion for music and visuals, which H&M picked up on, and they approached Chamdin with the mission of creating a new direction for the company’s moving content, which led Chamdin to direct a massive international campaign with over 100 commercials filmed worldwide. Chamdin’s commercials have earned him several international awards, working with clients like L’Oreal, Adidas, Ikea, and Mango.
Chamdin made his cinematic debut with his black and white feature, God Willing, starring Nina Persson from the Cardigans and Chamdin himself. Chamdin’s second feature, Cornelies, went straight to No. 1 at the Swedish and Norwegian box office and is now recently on Netflix’s most-viewed Swedish film list. He also created his first TV drama, Hassel, in 2017, a realistic and hard-boiled police thriller series. The episodic crime drama has reached No. 1 as the most-watched new series in Sweden and Finland.
Chamdin is known for creating a natural and relaxed environment in front of the camera, always eliciting the best performance from actors, models, and artists. Now, he has several writing projects in motion, and he’s always looking for new and exciting challenges.
