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1 Amir Juan Chamdin is a Swedish film director and musician.

Amir Chamdin is an award-winning filmmaker, renowned for his work across music videos, film and commercials. Highlights include MTV Best Video winner You're the Storm for The Cardigans, the feature film sensation Cornelis—about one of Sweden’s greatest music legends, and over 100 commercials under his belt.

Born in 1974 in Stockholm, He was raised at Södermalm, Stockholm. His father is Syriac Christian and his mother is Finnish. Chamdin first made a name for himself as a member of the Swedish hip hop Infinite Mass in 1991. Directing and creating the visual world of the band gave him the stepping-stone to become a fulltime director.

Chamdin became the third director of RAF (Renck Åkerlund Films) in 2002. Working alongside his long-time friends and accomplished brethren Jonas Åkerlund and Johan Renck.

In 2004 Amir Chamdin received MTV’s coveted Best Music Video Award for The Cardigans “You’re The Storm ”.

In 2005, he founded the production company Chamdin & Stöhr with producer Martina Stöhr Torell and Daniel Sachs. Together they have produced a number of international award-winning commercials for clients such as H&M, IKEA, Adidas, Mango, TUI and The Andy Warhol Exhibition.

In 2006, Chamdin made his feature film debut with God Willing, starring Nina Persson from The Cardigans and Chamdin himself. After seeing the film, The White Stripes’ Jack White decided to give permission to record a new version of “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” which became the theme song of the movie. Variety wrote of the film: “God Willing looks like no other Swedish film of recent years. This melancholy love story about two would-be lovers during a moment in 1975. ″

In 2010, Chamdin’s second feature Cornelis premiered and starred Hank Von Hell, the famous lead singer from the death-punk band Turbonegro. Cornelis went to the No.1 at the box office in Sweden and Norway.

IN 2017, Amir Chamdin first TV series Hassel premiered on Viaplay starting Ola Rapace. Hassel reached number 1 as the most watched new series in Sweden and Finland in 2017.

In between drama projects he enjoys working as a Creative Director and Conceptual Director for several brands. He’s directed over 100 international TV spots and several outdoor and viral campaigns working with stars such as Gisele Bündchen, Karlie Kloss and Adriana Lima.