Directing · geboren 1956-04-03 · Malmö, Sweden

Fredrik Gertten

Carl Fredrik (von) Gertten was a Swedish filmmaker and journalist. Gertten had a prolific career spanning journalism across continents—Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe—through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995, he authored the travel book "Ung man söker världen" (Young Man Looking for the World) under the Gong Gong förlag publishing. His journalistic contributions extended to newspapers like Arbetet until its closure in 2000 and Kvällsposten from 2001 to 2003. Gertten ventured into television production, producing documentaries and entertainment shows for Swedish channels SVT, TV 4, and TV 3. Notably, in 2009, his production company faced a defamation lawsuit from Dole Food Company following the US screening of "Bananas!"—a documentary exploring a conflict between Dole and Nicaraguan banana plantation workers over alleged sterility cases linked to the pesticide DBCP. The court eventually ruled in favor of Gertten's production company, inspiring his 2011 documentary "Big Boys Gone Bananas!" highlighting the legal battle.

Bekannt aus

• Zlatan - Ihr redet, ich spiele (2015) – Director
• Bikes vs Cars (2015) – Director
• Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011) – Self
• Push: Für das Grundrecht auf Wohnen (2019) – Director
• Bananas!* (2009) – Producer
• Breaking Social (2023) – Director
• Love Always, Carolyn (2011) – Executive Producer
• Blådårar - Om kärleken till ett fotbollslag (1998) – Director
• Blådårar 2 - Vägen tillbaka (2002) – Director
• Gå på vatten (2000) – Producer
• Arbetet - Mordet på en tidning (2006) – Director
• Bye Bye Malmö (2003) – Director
• An Ordinary Family (2005) – Director
• Sossen, arkitekten och det skruvade huset (2007) – Director
• Thin Ice (2006) – Executive Producer
• Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (2012) – Director