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I'm Martin Åkerhage, a senior film director and creative director with extensive international experience. I collaborate with agencies and clients to develop concepts from the ground up and guide projects through every stage of filmmaking, from scripting and planning to shooting, editing, and delivery. I’ve worked both as a freelancer and within studios across Sweden and abroad, leading creative teams, writing scripts, storyboarding, and directing commercials and narrative content. I stay hands-on with editing and post, and I’m passionate about producing high-quality storytelling that resonates with audiences.…I'm Martin Åkerhage, a senior film director and creative director with extensive international experience. I collaborate with agencies and clients to develop concepts from the ground up and guide projects through every stage of filmmaking, from scripting and planning to shooting, editing, and delivery. I’ve worked both as a freelancer and within studios across Sweden and abroad, leading creative teams, writing scripts, storyboarding, and directing commercials and narrative content. I stay hands-on with editing and post, and I’m passionate about producing high-quality storytelling that resonates with audiences.

Martin Åkerhage

Film Director, Creative Director, Film Producer, +2

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I'm Martin Åkerhage, a senior film director and creative director with extensive international experience. I collaborate with agencies and clients to develop concepts from the ground up and guide projects through every stage of filmmaking, from scripting and planning to shooting, editing, and delivery. I’ve worked both as a freelancer and within studios across Sweden and abroad, leading creative teams, writing scripts, storyboarding, and directing commercials and narrative content. I stay hands-on with editing and post, and I’m passionate about producing high-quality storytelling that resonates with audiences.…I'm Martin Åkerhage, a senior film director and creative director with extensive international experience. I collaborate with agencies and clients to develop concepts from the ground up and guide projects through every stage of filmmaking, from scripting and planning to shooting, editing, and delivery. I’ve worked both as a freelancer and within studios across Sweden and abroad, leading creative teams, writing scripts, storyboarding, and directing commercials and narrative content. I stay hands-on with editing and post, and I’m passionate about producing high-quality storytelling that resonates with audiences.

Available to hire

I’m Martin Åkerhage, a senior film director and creative director with extensive international experience. I collaborate with agencies and clients to develop concepts from the ground up and guide projects through every stage of filmmaking, from scripting and planning to shooting, editing, and delivery.

I’ve worked both as a freelancer and within studios across Sweden and abroad, leading creative teams, writing scripts, storyboarding, and directing commercials and narrative content. I stay hands-on with editing and post, and I’m passionate about producing high-quality storytelling that resonates with audiences.

Skills

Adobe After Effects

Final Cut Pro X

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Script

Experience Level

Adobe After Effects

Expert

Final Cut Pro X

Expert

Adobe Premiere Pro

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Script

Expert

Copywriting

Expert

Language

Swedish

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Film Director, Creative Director at Prolounge

January 1, 2023 - Present

Working with agencies and directly with clients, developing concept from the ground through the whole process of filmmaking.

Freelance Director at Freelance / Independent contractor (represented by agents and production houses)

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2023

Represented by agents and production houses in several countries; gained extensive experience working and writing in English; consulting and directing for several smaller production houses in Sweden.

Commercial Director at Hobbyfilm

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2023

Developing ideas and concepts, sometimes from scratch but often in collaboration with client and agencies as creative director. Leading and managing creative teams towards producing great commercials and content.

Cinematic Director at Avalanche Studio

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018

Working closely together with the team to make the script come alive in the cutscenes. Storyboarding the whole film and directing motion capture.

Commercial Film Director at BZE

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2017

Writing scripts and directing film. Producing and managing both small and large productions.