Johan Söderberg
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Johan Olof Anders Söderberg (born 14 November 1962 in Bollnäs
) is a Swedish
film director
and editor
. He was considered part of the now terminated Swedish multimedia collective Lucky People Center
.
Söderberg is recognized for the work he has done for Madonna
: he edited both the "Hung Up
" (2005) and "Sorry
" (2006) music videos, as well as footage from her 2004 documentary I'm Going To Tell You A Secret
; he directed the "Sorry Remix" video backdrop for the Confessions Tour
in 2006 and co-directed the "Hey You
" video (2007) with Marcus Lindkvist, which consists mostly of images from different cultures and global warming. He also remixed and directed the controversial concert video "Get Stupid" for the Hard Candy tour.
He also created the popular web video-hacked viral for the strand Read My Lips on Swedish TV show Kobra
, which featured Tony Blair
and George W. Bush
lip-synching a love song. This technique was also used in the 2005 film The Voice.
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and editor
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
. He was considered part of the now terminated Swedish multimedia collective Lucky People Center
Lucky People Center
Lucky People Center is a Swedish artistic collective, best known for their electronic music, which falls roughly in the Ambient house/Trance genres, and the movie Lucky People Center International...
.
Söderberg is recognized for the work he has done for Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
: he edited both the "Hung Up
Hung Up
"Hung Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was written and produced in collaboration with Stuart Price, and released as the first single from her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was...
" (2005) and "Sorry
Sorry (Madonna song)
"Sorry" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. It was written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price and released as the second single from the album on February 28, 2006. It later appeared on Celebration, her 2009 greatest hits...
" (2006) music videos, as well as footage from her 2004 documentary I'm Going To Tell You A Secret
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret is the title of an American documentary film that follows pop singer Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour. It premiered on MTV on October 21, 2005 and was released commercially in a CD+DVD package on June 20, 2006 by Warner Bros. Records...
; he directed the "Sorry Remix" video backdrop for the Confessions Tour
Confessions Tour
Confessions Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It supported her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Madonna confirmed the possibility of going out on a tour as early as November 2005. Jamie King, Madonna's longtime collaborator, was then hired on...
in 2006 and co-directed the "Hey You
Hey You (Madonna song)
"Hey You" is a pop charity song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was co-produced by Pharrell Williams. The song was released as part of the Live Earth campaign and was free to download from websites like MSN. It was released digitally as well as on the CD and DVD of the Live Earth concerts...
" video (2007) with Marcus Lindkvist, which consists mostly of images from different cultures and global warming. He also remixed and directed the controversial concert video "Get Stupid" for the Hard Candy tour.
He also created the popular web video-hacked viral for the strand Read My Lips on Swedish TV show Kobra
Kobra
Kobra may refer to:* Kobra is a character from the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games* Kobra , a 1976 villain in the DC Comics universe* Kobra , the title and main character of a Serbian comic book...
, which featured Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
and George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
lip-synching a love song. This technique was also used in the 2005 film The Voice.
Director
- Lucky People Center International (1998)
- Tokyo Noise (2002)
- "The Voice" (2005)
- The PlanetThe PlanetThe Planet is a Swedish documentary film on environmental issues, released in 2006. The film was made by Michael Stenberg, Johan Söderberg and Linus Torell for the big screen and was shot in the English language to reach an international audience. It includes interviews with 29 environmental...
(2006) - (Swedish: Planeten)
Editor
- Lucky People Center International (1998)
- Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara? (2001)
- Tokyo Noise (2002)
- "SpunSpunSpun is a 2002 American crime dramedy directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and starring Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Eric Roberts, Chloe Hunter, and Debbie Harry. It is Åkerlund's début as a feature-film director, having already become known...
" (2002) with J.Akerlund - Details (2003) - (Swedish: Detaljer)
- Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers (2003)
- I´m going to tell you a secret(2005) with M. Lindqvist/J.Akerlund
- The Voice (2005)
- The PlanetThe PlanetThe Planet is a Swedish documentary film on environmental issues, released in 2006. The film was made by Michael Stenberg, Johan Söderberg and Linus Torell for the big screen and was shot in the English language to reach an international audience. It includes interviews with 29 environmental...
(2006) - (Swedish: Planeten) - Madonna: The Confessions Tour – Live from LondonThe Confessions Tour (album)The Confessions Tour is the second live album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. Records. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, the album chronicles Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour. It was recorded at Wembley Arena during the London dates of the tour,...
(2006) - Madonna CicconeMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... - Downloading NancyDownloading NancyDownloading Nancy is a 2008 drama film directed by Johan Renck, starring Maria Bello and Jason Patric. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize.-Plot:From the press release:...
(2007) - MetropiaMetropia (film)Metropia is a 2009 Swedish adult animated science-fiction film directed by Tarik Saleh. The screenplay was written by Fredrik Edin, Stieg Larsson, and Tarik Saleh after a story by Tarik Saleh, Fredrik Edin and Martin Hultman. The film uses a technique where actual photographs have been altered and...
(2009) - VideocracyVideocracy (film)Videocracy is a 2009 documentary film directed by Swedish-Italian Erik Gandini about Italian television and its impact on Italian culture and politics, and about Silvio Berlusconi's powerful position in these....
(2009)