Famous Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund
Jonas Åkerlund (born November 16, 1966 in Bromma, Sweden) is a Swedish film director, best known for making music videos. He has become a long collaborator of pop singer Madonna having worked on such music videos as "American Life" and more recently "Jump". He also directed her documentary film I'm Going to Tell You a Secret and her concert television special The Confessions Tour: Live from London.



Biography
Jonas Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983 through 1984. He first found fame as main video director for Swedish pop act Roxette. He directed the music video for the Smashing Pumpkins' single Try, Try, Try, from which a short film Try was spawned. In 2002 his first full length movie, Spun debuted.

Artists and Awards
In 2007 Jonas received an MVPA Hall of Fame award for the Prodigy video "Smack My Bitch Up". Jonas Åkerlund has 4 MTV Moon Men. * 1998 Grammy Best Short Form Music Video, "Ray of Light" - Madonna. * 1998 MTV Video Music Award, Breakthrough Video, "Smack My Bitch Up" - Prodigy. * 1998 MTV Video Music Award, Best Direction, "Ray of Light" - Madonna. * He won for "International Video of the Year" - Robbie Williams - "Come Undone" at the 13th Annual MVPA awards in 2004. * And in 1998 Jonas received a Grammy for best short form music video - Madonna - "Ray of Light".

Jonas Åkerlund Directed music videos for Roxette, Moby, The Prodigy, Madonna, The Cardigans, Metallica, Jamiroqai, Iggy Pop, The Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Williams, Blondie, Jane's Addiction, Blink 182, Rammstein, Primal Scream and much more.