ALAIN DARBORG is a director and writer active in both television and film. His second feature film, the thriller RED DOT, was Sweden’s first Netflix film and became a huge international success, seen by over 40 million people all over the world. Alain is currently directing ÅREMORDEN for SF Studios and Viaplay.
Alain Darborg started out writing and directing hundreds of short films. But it was his short comedic sketches that hit 10 million views on YouTube and gave him his first professional job in 2008 – directing the cult comedy show MORGONSOFFAN at SVT.
Since then, Alain has directed, written and co-written projects such as the award winning thriller series ALEX (Viaplay), the highly lauded thriller/comedy INCOGNITO (TV4) and the commercially successful feature film DEN PERFEKTA STÖTEN/ THE MASTERPLAN.
Having mastered the art of creating edgy, emotionally affecting thrillers, Alain has also made some engaging and successful comedies. But what has made his recent works so well received and commercially successful is his unique ability to infuse dark and acerbic comedy into the most tense and edgy thrillers. Having grown up in a multi-cultural family, Alain strives to make projects that are not only entertaining, but ones with personal themes, portrayed by diverse, multi-national, multi-ethnic casts that allow for the full panoply of cultural and creative talent to emerge.
Alain has various original projects for both TV and film in different stages of development, alongside working as director/screenwriter for existing projects at some of the biggest film companies / studios, both nationally and internationally.
Paradis City - TV-series - Director - in post production Åremorden - TV-series - Director - in post production Red Dot - Feature film - Director/Scriptwriter (with Per Dickson) 2020 Alex s. 2 - TV-series - Director/Showrunner – 2018 Alex s. 1 -TV-series - Director/Showrunner – 2017 Den perfekta stöten/The Master Plan - Feature film - Director/Co-Writer (with Piotr Marciniak) - 2015 Incognito - TV-series - Director - 2013 Biciklo - TV-series - Director - 2013 Högklackat! TV-series - Director/Scriptwriter - 2012 Morgonsoffan - TV-series - Director - 2008-2009 George - Short - Scriptwriter/Director - 2008 Felicia - Scriptwriter/Director - 2006 Ett skjul av furuträ - Short - Director -2004
Awards and Nominations
Alex
Audience Award – Crime festival, Lumiere - 2016
Jönsssonligan - den perfekta stöten/The Masterplan
Citizen's Choice Award- Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Guldbaggegalan - Best sound - 2016
George
MediaBridge Youth Jury Awards, Chicago - 2008
Jönköping filmfestival - “Guldfisken” - 2008
Jönköping filmfestival - Audience award - 2008
Felicia
Videomarathon Stockholm - First Prize - 2007
SFS Stockholm -Best Director - 2007
SFS Stockholm - Best male lead – Shahriyar Latifzadeh - 2007
Vårrullen Stockholm -Dagsljud dream prize - 2007
Vårrullen Stockholm - Jarowkijs prize for young directors - 2007
Ett skjul av Furuträ
Jönköping filmfestival - First Prize - “Guldfisken” -2005
