About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1931-08-07
Place of birth:
Hofors, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Website:
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Per Åhlin

Overview

Per Johan Axel Åhlin (7 August 1931 – 1 May 2023) was a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the animated short film and television film Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton and the feature film Voyage to Melonia.

Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasse & Tage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he worked on several other Hasse & Tage films, including the largely animated Out of an Old Man's Head from 1968, and The Adventures of Picasso from 1978, where he provided and animated Picasso's paintings. In 1970 he started his own animation studio, PennFilm Studio AB situated in Hököpinge, and directed many feature-length films and several shorts, including Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton which is shown on television every Christmas Eve in Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

In 1975 at the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Åhlin won a special achievement award for Dunderklumpen!. In 1990 at the 25th Guldbagge Awards he won the Creative Achievement award.

Although eventually best known for his work on children's film, Åhlin was always more interested in films for adult audiences. He has commented on the difficulties of making animated films with adult themes: "I don't know whether the problem lies in the audience or the marketing. But think like this: if you draw like Picasso, Doré or Sergel, then those are images that have no connection to film. If they then would be animated and suddenly started to move – would they become children's film then? I can't understand this!"

Åhlin died on 1 May 2023, at age 91.

Known for

Acting
2019 Out of Per Åhlin's Head Actor Self N/A
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2006 Svenska ord i bild och tal Actor Self 59
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1989 During the Journey to Melonia Actor (self) N/A
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Directing
2013 That Boy Emil Directing Director 58
Average
2012 Little Anna and the Tall Uncle Directing Director 59
Average
2009 Lilla Spöket Laban: Bullar och Bång Directing Director 59
Average
2008 Lilla spöket Laban: Världens snällaste spöke Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Lilla Spöket Laban: Spökdags Directing Director 59
Average
2006 Laban the Little Ghost Directing Director 59
Average
2006 Lilla Spöket Laban Directing Director 69
Fair
2000 The Dog Hotel Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Alfons & Milla Directing Director 59
Average
1994 Kalas, Alfons Åberg! Directing Director 59
Average
1993 Hoffmann's Eyes Directing Director N/A
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1989 Voyage to Melonia Directing Director 59
Average
1988 Tre blommiga falukorvar Directing Director N/A
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1984 Blommig falukorv Directing Director N/A
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1982 Vem spökar Alfons Åberg? Directing Director 58
Average
1979 Raska på Alfons Åberg Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Christopher's Christmas Mission Directing Director 60
Fair
1974 Dunderklumpen! Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Out of an Old Man's Head Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2000 The Dog Hotel Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 Voyage to Melonia Writing Writer 59
Average

Art
2019 Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton Art Production Design N/A
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2012 Little Anna and the Tall Uncle Art Art Direction 59
Average
1989 Voyage to Melonia Art Art Direction 59
Average
1970 Spader, Madame! Art Set Decoration 58
Average

Costume & Make-Up
1984 Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 61
Fair
1970 Spader, Madame! Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 58
Average

Crew
2000 The Dog Hotel Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1993 Hoffmann's Eyes Crew Script N/A
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1981 SOPOR Crew Title Graphics 58
Average
1974 Karl XII Crew Scenic Artist N/A
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Editing
1989 Voyage to Melonia Editing Editor 59
Average
1974 Dunderklumpen! Editing Editor 59
Average

Visual Effects
2000 The Dog Hotel Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1989 Voyage to Melonia Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1981 SOPOR Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1979 Father to Be Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1974 Dunderklumpen! Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1968 Out of an Old Man's Head Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average