MIKAEL HÅFSTRÖM; director and screenwriter, studied film at the University of Stockholm and attended School of Visual Arts in New York.
After gaining an Academy Award nomination for his 2003 film “Evil”, Håfström started a international career, with films as “Derailed”, starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston, Stephen King adaption “1408”, starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson, “The Rite” starring Anthony Hopkins and “Escape Plan” starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Håfström’s latest works include “Outside The Wire” for Netflix, starring Anthony Mackey, Scandinavian epic “Stockholm Bloodbath”, sold for distribution in the US, and “Slingshot” starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne. Theatrical release in the US fall of 2024.
