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{{Infobox person
| name = Mattias Löw
| name = Mattias Löw
| image = Mattias Löw, Best Director Award, Palermo International Sport Film Festival, 2014.jpg
| image = Mattias Löw, Best Director Award, Palermo International Sport Film Festival, 2014.jpg
| caption = Mattias Löw in Palermo, Italy
| caption = Mattias Löw in Palermo, Italy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|09|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|09|17}}
| birth_place = [[Nacka]], Sweden
| occupation = Film director, documentary filmmaker, photographer.
| nationality = Swedish
| years_active = 1990–present
| occupation = Film director, documentary filmmaker, photographer.
| birth_place = [[Nacka]], Sweden
| years_active = 1990–present
| nationality = Swedish
| notable_works = ''The Referee'', ''The Other Sport'', ''The Wilderness Diva''
}}
}}


'''Mattias Löw''' (born 17 September 1970) is a Swedish film director, documentary filmmaker<ref>{{cite web|last1=Israelsson|first1=Marit|title=The documentary filmmaker speaks about the man with the Swedish scarf at the U.S. Capitol|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/dokumentarfilmaren-om-mannen-med-skelleftehalsduken-i-capitolium|website=SVT|date=2 December 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref> and photographer<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vaswani|first1=Anjana|title=A summer of fear|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/a-summer-of-fear/articleshow/76362946.cms|work=Mumbai Mirror/The Times of India|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yussuf|first1=Mohamed|title=The visit to India turned into an art project|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/vistelsen-i-indien-under-pandemin-blev-konstprojekt/|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|date=13 July 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gentele|first1=Jeanette|title=Swedish film don't believe in spring|url=https://www.svd.se/svensk-film-tror-inte-pa-varen|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|date=21 April 2011|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rolla|first1=Divya|title=Drama in the desert|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/the-burning-man-the-temporary-city-that-crops-up-annually-in-nevadas-black-rock-desert-is-an-alternate-universe-with-joy-and-creativity/article24933666.ece|work=The Hindu|date=12 September 2018|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lodin|first1=Anna-Karin|title=Mattias Löw's Burning Man Exhibition|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=160&artikel=7076146|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=26 October 2018|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shergill|first1=Sandeep|title=What the world can learn|url=https://samacharindian.com/what-the-world-can-learn-from-swedish-filmmaker-and-photographer-mattias-lows-photo-essay-98-days-frozen-in-fear/|work=SamacharIndian.com|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indien stängde ner|url=https://www.msn.com/sv-se/nyheter/inrikes/indien-st%C3%A4ngde-ner-%E2%80%9Dblev-en-kamp-f%C3%B6r-%C3%B6verlevnad-f%C3%B6rsta-veckan%E2%80%9D/vi-BB16TseF|website=MSN|publisher=Microsoft News|language=Swedish|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref> based in [[Stockholm]] and [[Motala]], who specializes in social issues documentaries and [[documentary photography]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adelai|first1=Amina|title=New photo project depicts India's brutal corona strategy|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/nytt-fotokonstprojekt-skildrar-indiens-hardhanta-coronastrategi|website=SVT|date=23 July 2020|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Carlsson|first1=Oskar|title=98 days in the world's biggest quarantine|url=https://www.svd.se/98-dagar-i-varldens-storsta-karantan|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|date=17 July 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India closed down: "A fight for survival"|url=https://www.tv4.se/nyhetsmorgon/klipp/indien-st%C3%A4ngde-ner-blev-en-kamp-f%C3%B6r-%C3%B6verlevnad-f%C3%B6rsta-veckan-13283247|website=TV4|publisher=TV4|language=Swedish|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stuck in the Indian lockdown|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=7519869|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date = 23 July 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=25 July 2020|last1 = Stockholm|first1 = P4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Glad I turned down the Nobel Studio|url=https://www.svd.se/glad-att-jag-tackade-nej-till-nobelstudion|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|date=7 October 2021|language=Swedish|accessdate=12 October 2021|last1=Ångström|first1=Anna}}</ref> He gives lectures and workshops on the topics of storytelling<ref>{{cite web|title=Storytelling at UID|url=http://www.uid.umu.se/en/education/programmes/mfa-in-transportation-design/projects/storytelling/|website=UID|publisher=Umeå Institute of Design|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> and documentary filmmaking,<ref>{{cite web|title=Workshop on Film Making|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/feb/24/Workshop-on-Film-Making-721241.html|website=The New Indian Express|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref> in addition to occasional acting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A World Premiere|url=https://program.goteborgfilmfestival.se/program/52c9a94900014cb9b0a2a09ebcfb3f84|website=GFF|publisher=Göteborg Filmfestival|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Searchers/The Seekers Listing|url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/185723-sokarna/komentare/|website=CSFD|publisher=Cesko-Slovenska Filmova Databaze|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref>
'''Mattias Löw''' (born 17 September 1970) is a Swedish film director, documentary filmmaker<ref>{{cite news|last1=Israelsson|first1=Marit|title=The documentary filmmaker speaks about the man with the Swedish scarf at the U.S. Capitol|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/dokumentarfilmaren-om-mannen-med-skelleftehalsduken-i-capitolium|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=2 December 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref> and photographer<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vaswani|first1=Anjana|title=A summer of fear|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/a-summer-of-fear/articleshow/76362946.cms|work=Mumbai Mirror/The Times of India|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yussuf|first1=Mohamed|title=The visit to India turned into an art project|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/vistelsen-i-indien-under-pandemin-blev-konstprojekt/|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|date=13 July 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rolla|first1=Divya|title=Drama in the desert|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/the-burning-man-the-temporary-city-that-crops-up-annually-in-nevadas-black-rock-desert-is-an-alternate-universe-with-joy-and-creativity/article24933666.ece|work=The Hindu|date=12 September 2018|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> based in [[Stockholm]] and [[Motala]], who specializes in social issues documentaries and [[documentary photography]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adelai|first1=Amina|title=New photo project depicts India's brutal corona strategy|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/nytt-fotokonstprojekt-skildrar-indiens-hardhanta-coronastrategi|website=SVT|date=23 July 2020|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Carlsson|first1=Oskar|title=98 days in the world's biggest quarantine|url=https://www.svd.se/98-dagar-i-varldens-storsta-karantan|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|date=17 July 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India closed down: "A fight for survival"|url=https://www.tv4.se/nyhetsmorgon/klipp/indien-st%C3%A4ngde-ner-blev-en-kamp-f%C3%B6r-%C3%B6verlevnad-f%C3%B6rsta-veckan-13283247|website=TV4|publisher=TV4|language=Swedish|accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref> He gives lectures and workshops on the topics of storytelling<ref>{{cite web|title=Storytelling at UID|url=http://www.uid.umu.se/en/education/programmes/mfa-in-transportation-design/projects/storytelling/|website=UID|publisher=Umeå Institute of Design|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> and documentary filmmaking,<ref>{{cite web|title=Workshop on Film Making|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/feb/24/workshop-on-film-making-721241.html|website=The New Indian Express|publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref> in addition to occasional acting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A World Premiere|url=https://program.goteborgfilmfestival.se/program/52c9a94900014cb9b0a2a09ebcfb3f84|website=GFF|publisher=Göteborg Filmfestival|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==


Mattias Löw was born in [[Västerhaninge]], [[Haninge Municipality]], [[Sweden]]. After high school, he went on to study cinema arts and history at [[Stockholm University]] and screenwriting for film and TV at [[UCLA]] – [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. At UCLA he became interested in documentary filmmaking and eventually started his first production company.
Mattias Löw was born in [[Västerhaninge]], [[Haninge Municipality]], [[Sweden]]. After high school, he went on to study cinema arts and history at [[Stockholm University]] and screenwriting for film and TV at [[UCLA]] – [[University of California, Los Angeles]].


==1990s==
==1990s==
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==2000s==
==2000s==
Since 2008 Mattias Löw collaborates with Sweden's number one adventure destination, the ephemeral [[Ice Hotel]] in [[Jukkasjärvi]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ayyüc|first1=Orhan|title=Archinect and Ice Carosello|url=https://archinect.com/news/article/98313/smibe-winners-announced|website=Archinect|publisher=Archinect|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw directing Canadian ice sculptors|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/at-sweden-s-icehotel-two-halifax-artists-have-been-working-hard-to-honour-their-cat-1.5032750|website=CBC Arts|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> Swedish [[Laponian area|Laponia]], making documentary shorts<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at InterFilm|url=https://www.interfilm.de/en/verleih/film-catalogue/ice-carosello/|website=InterFilm|publisher=InterFilm|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SMIBE Award|url=https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/smibe-ice-carosello-2010|website=SMIBE|publisher=Metalocus|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> about the artists and designers creating a temporary hotel made out of snow and sculpted blocks of ice.
Since 2008 Mattias Löw collaborates with Sweden's number one adventure destination, the ephemeral [[Ice Hotel]] in [[Jukkasjärvi]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw directing Canadian ice sculptors|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/at-sweden-s-icehotel-two-halifax-artists-have-been-working-hard-to-honour-their-cat-1.5032750|website=CBC Arts|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> Swedish [[Laponian area|Laponia]], making documentary shorts<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at InterFilm|url=https://www.interfilm.de/en/verleih/film-catalogue/ice-carosello/|website=InterFilm|publisher=InterFilm|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> about the artists and designers creating a temporary hotel made out of snow and sculpted blocks of ice.


Throughout the 2000s, Mattias Löw conducted classes and workshops at various schools and universities, including a senior external lectureship with focus on documentary and ethnographic storytelling in the Faculty of Humanities at [[University of Copenhagen]], in addition to lectures and workshops on storytelling for user experience and design at [[Umeå Institute of Design]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Storytelling in Design|url=http://www.dh.umu.se/en/education/programmes/mfa-in-transportation-design/projects/storytelling/|website=UID|publisher=Umeå Institute of Design|accessdate=1 March 2020}}</ref>
Throughout the 2000s, Mattias Löw conducted classes and workshops at various schools and universities, including a senior external lectureship with focus on documentary and ethnographic storytelling in the Faculty of Humanities at [[University of Copenhagen]], in addition to lectures and workshops on storytelling for user experience and design at [[Umeå Institute of Design]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Storytelling in Design|url=http://www.dh.umu.se/en/education/programmes/mfa-in-transportation-design/projects/storytelling/|website=UID|publisher=Umeå Institute of Design|accessdate=1 March 2020}}</ref>


==2010s==
==2010s==
In June 2010 Mattias Löw released [[The Referee (2010 film)|The Referee]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kuper|first1=Simon|title=Mattias Löw Interview|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cd2b5cca-34b5-11e0-9ebc-00144feabdc0|work=Financial Times|date=11 February 2011|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lamont|first1=Tom|title=The Referee Article|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/23/he-shoots-he-scores-or-does-he-how-var-changed-football-for-ever|work=The Guardian|date=23 January 2021|accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Delaney|first1=Miguel|title=The Referee Article|url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/european-championship/0/blog/post/2901186/euro-2016-remembering-thierry-henrys-2009-handball-in-ireland-versus-france|work=ESPN|date=25 June 2016|accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wahl|first1=Greg|title=The Referee Article|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/guide/chicago-irish-film-festival-guide/|work=CBS|date=4 March 2011|accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Seltzer|first1=Greg|title=A comprehensive list of soccer films to get you through life without matches|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/03/18/comprehensive-list-soccer-films-get-you-through-life-without-matches-greg-seltzer?fbclid=IwAR0leBMa9uwsG-PY64tLRYT9eWeMuOOlMg7AuO2MRSz8nz941TIQW4CzN_s|work=Major League Soccer|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=D.|first1=Mara|title=The best football documentaries|url=https://www.telefilm-central.org/documentari-sul-calcio-recuperare/|work=Telefilm Central|language=Italian|accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Longhi|first1=Lorenzo|title=Nessuno tifa mai per l'arbitro|url=https://quattrotretre.it/nessuno-tifa-mai-per-larbitro/|work=Quattro Tre Tre - Calcio. Idee. Cultura.|date=23 December 2020|language=Italian|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bennetts|first1=Julian|title=Howard Webb on The Referee|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/howard-webb-gaffes-hurt-refs-as-much-as-players-354792.html|work=Irish Examiner|date=20 September 2015|accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref> a highly controversial [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] – [[Sveriges Television]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lundmark|first1=Mårten|title=The Referee Review|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/tvingades-fly-efter-hoten|work=SVT|date=3 June 2010|language=Swedish|accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Liljerås|first1=Viktor|title=The Referee Review|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/L06a54/hoten-tvingade-hansson-att-fly|work=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> documentary film about the Swedish [[FIFA]] referee [[Martin Hansson]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Sweden's 'Hand of Henry' ref Hansson quits|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKBRE9630H320130704|work=Reuters|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Henry handball referee quits football|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1491814/henry-handball-referee-martin-hansson-quits-football|work=ESPN|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sweden's 'Hand of Henry' ref Martin Hansson quits|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/07/04/martin-hansson-hand-henry-ref|work=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref> and his tumultuous road to ref at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diallo|first1=Raf|title=Mattias Löw Interview|url=https://www.newstalk.com/sport/martin-hansson-mattias-low-interview-925292|website=Newstalk|publisher=Off The Ball|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Martin Hansson documentary|url=https://player.fm/series/team-33/why-ireland-my-favourite-country-martin-hansson-documentary|website=Player FM|publisher=Team33|accessdate=2 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Whooley|first1=Declan|title=The firefighter, handball and the real impact of Paris|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1114/1090806-martin-hansson/|website=RTE.ie|date=17 November 2019|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Daniel|title=Finding Martin Hansson, the Henry handball referee...|url=https://theathletic.com/1383406/2019/11/18/finding-martin-hansson-the-henry-handball-ref/|website=The Athletic|publisher=The Athletic|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Why Ireland? My favourite country|url=https://www.todayfm.com/sport/martin-hansson-mattias-low-interview-925292|website=Today FM|publisher=Today FM|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dubois|first1=Laurent|title=The Referee Review|url=https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/2010/10/12/the-referee-by-mattias-low/|website=Duke|date=13 October 2010|publisher=Duke University|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Referee Article|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=166&artikel=3898131|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date = 4 August 2010|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=LaRoux|first1=Hal|title=Martin Hansson – Film Star|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/martin-hanson-film-star-3041|website=Balls|publisher=Balls Ireland|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bate|first1=Adam|title=The Referee Article|url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/1/3/thierry-henry-ireland-and-the-referee.html|website=IBWM|publisher=In Bed With Maradona|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Catullo|first1=Nacho|title=The Referee Festival Review|url=https://www.goal.com/es-cl/news/4771/curiosidades/2014/04/03/4728856/bafici-el-camino-al-mundialde-un-%C3%A1rbitro-sueco|website=Goal|publisher=BAFICI – Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente|language=Spanish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Noah|title=Mattias Löw Interview|url=http://www.kickingandscreening.com/blog/2011/07/soccer-film-festival-thierry-henry-martin-hansson-mattias-low-referee.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150213085629/http://www.kickingandscreening.com/blog/2011/07/soccer-film-festival-thierry-henry-martin-hansson-mattias-low-referee.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2015|website=Kicking + Screening|publisher=Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival|accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=January 2021}} Martin Hansson was the referee in the dramatic second of two [[2009 Republic of Ireland v France football matches]] during the playoffs for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://fogis.se/domare/arkiv/domare/2010/06/martin-hanssons-pa-tv-ikvall/|website=SvFF|publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet|language=Swedish|accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://blogg.vk.se/popbloggen/2010/06/07/fotbollsdokumentarer-i-svt/|website=VK|publisher=Västerbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Football Documentaries of this decade|url=http://givemegoal.com/np/2015/03/01/top-5-football-documentaries-decade/|work=Give Me Goal|date=March 2015|accessdate=16 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Referee at Kicking + Screening|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/arts/spare-times-july-22-28.html|work=The New York Times|date=21 July 2011|accessdate=13 June 2020|last1=Mancuso|first1=Anne|last2=Reddy|first2=Sunita}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Vasilev|first1=Stefan|title=Top 14 Football Documentaries You Need to Watch|url=https://theballissquare.co.uk/top-14-football-documentaries-you-need-to-watch-n54125.html|website=theballissquare.co.uk|publisher=The Ball is Square|accessdate=16 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw on MUBI|url=https://mubi.com/cast/mattias-low|website=MUBI.COM|publisher=MUBI|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://www.ludopedio.com.br/biblioteca/o-juiz-2/|website=Ludopédio.com.br|publisher=Ludopédio|language=pt|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Press Release|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/continua-el-festival-de-cine-thinking-football|website=LaLiga.com|publisher=La Liga|language=Spanish|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee at the DSU/DOCUTAH film archives|url=https://docutah.com/film-archives/|website=DOCUTAH|publisher=DSU - Dixie State University|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Absorbing ref documentaries reflect how VAR has changed the game|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/91495/absorbing-ref-documentaries-reflect-how-var-has-ch.html|work=Soccer America|date=22 February 2022|accessdate=6 March 2022|last1=Plenderleith|first1=Ian}}</ref>
In June 2010 Mattias Löw released [[The Referee (2010 film)|The Referee]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kuper|first1=Simon|title=Mattias Löw Interview|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cd2b5cca-34b5-11e0-9ebc-00144feabdc0|work=Financial Times|date=11 February 2011|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lamont|first1=Tom|title=The Referee Article|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/23/he-shoots-he-scores-or-does-he-how-var-changed-football-for-ever|work=The Guardian|date=23 January 2021|accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Delaney|first1=Miguel|title=The Referee Article|url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/european-championship/0/blog/post/2901186/euro-2016-remembering-thierry-henrys-2009-handball-in-ireland-versus-france|work=ESPN|date=25 June 2016|accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref> documentary film about the Swedish [[FIFA]] referee [[Martin Hansson]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Sweden's 'Hand of Henry' ref Hansson quits|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKBRE9630H320130704|work=Reuters|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Henry handball referee quits football|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1491814/henry-handball-referee-martin-hansson-quits-football|work=ESPN|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sweden's 'Hand of Henry' ref Martin Hansson quits|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/07/04/martin-hansson-hand-henry-ref|magazine=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref> and his tumultuous road to ref at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diallo|first1=Raf|title=Mattias Löw Interview|url=https://www.newstalk.com/sport/martin-hansson-mattias-low-interview-925292|website=Newstalk|publisher=Off The Ball|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Martin Hansson documentary|url=https://player.fm/series/team-33/why-ireland-my-favourite-country-martin-hansson-documentary|website=Player FM|publisher=Team33|accessdate=2 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Whooley|first1=Declan|title=The firefighter, handball and the real impact of Paris|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1114/1090806-martin-hansson/|website=RTE.ie|date=17 November 2019|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>


Mattias Löw's documentary TV-series [[The Other Sport]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Christensson|first1=Erika|title=The Other Sport|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/leken-som-blev-allvar-1|website=SVT|date=27 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Modin|first1=Jenny|title=The Other Sport Chapter One|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/kapitel-1-vinnarskallar|website=SVT|date=14 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Modin|first1=Jenny|title=Lotta Schelin felt like she disappeared|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/frisprakig-schelin|website=SVT|date=17 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ireblad|first1=Marika|title=The Other Sport won in Palermo|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/den-andra-sporten-vann-pris-i-palermo|website=SVT|date=19 June 2014|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Friberg|first1=Anna|title=The Other Sport Review|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/kronikorer/anna-friberg/friberg-alldeles-for-snurrig-dokumentar/|work=Expressen|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mannheimer|first1=Beata|title=New Film Projects|url=https://filmcapitalstockholm.se/nya-filmprojekt-i-stockholm-malardalen/|website=Film Capital Stockholm|publisher=Film Capital Stockholm|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> made for [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] – [[Sveriges Television]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Other Sport|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/amne/Dokument%C3%A4r_Den_andra_sporten|website=SVT|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Other Sport|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/damem2013/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/den-andra-sporten/|website=SvFF|publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet|language=Swedish|accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref> about the development of women's football since the 1960s was released in time for [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]] which was played in Sweden. The series centers around former and present football stars [[Pia Sundhage]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frohm|first1=Mikael|title=Pia Sundhage – 50 years of women's football|url=https://www.allas.se/tv/pia-sundhage---50-ar-i-damfotbollens-tjanst/116421|website=Allas|date=18 June 2013|publisher=Allas|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> [[Marta Vieira da Silva]], [[Lotta Schelin]], [[Kosovare Asllani]], [[Gunilla Paijkull]], [[Anette Börjesson]] and [[Elisabeth Leidinge]] among others. The three episode limited series attracted over a million TV-viewers in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Other Sport Viewership|url=https://filmivasterbotten.com/verksamhet/produktion/tittarsiffror/|website=FiV|publisher=Film i Västerbotten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chelari|first1=Anees|title=ViBGYOR IX - Gender Justice Begins|url=https://campusnow.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/vibgyor-ix-on-gender-justice-begins/
Mattias Löw's documentary TV-series [[The Other Sport]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Christensson|first1=Erika|title=The Other Sport|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/leken-som-blev-allvar-1|website=SVT|date=27 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Modin|first1=Jenny|title=The Other Sport Chapter One|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/kapitel-1-vinnarskallar|website=SVT|date=14 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Modin|first1=Jenny|title=Lotta Schelin felt like she disappeared|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/frisprakig-schelin|website=SVT|date=17 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> about the development of women's football since the 1960s was released in time for [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]] which was played in Sweden. The series centers around former and present football stars [[Pia Sundhage]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frohm|first1=Mikael|title=Pia Sundhage – 50 years of women's football|url=https://www.allas.se/tv/pia-sundhage---50-ar-i-damfotbollens-tjanst/116421|website=Allas|date=18 June 2013|publisher=Allas|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> [[Marta Vieira da Silva]], [[Lotta Schelin]], [[Kosovare Asllani]], [[Gunilla Paijkull]], [[Anette Börjesson]] and [[Elisabeth Leidinge]] among others. The three episode limited series attracted over a million TV-viewers in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Other Sport Viewership|url=https://filmivasterbotten.com/verksamhet/produktion/tittarsiffror/|website=FiV|publisher=Film i Västerbotten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I Vincitori Del 35° International Sport Film Festival Di Palermo|url=https://www.giornalecittadinopress.it/i-vincitori-del-35-international-sport-film-festival-di-palermo/|website=Giornale Cittadino Press|publisher=Giornale Cittadino Press|language=Italian|accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=4° Matera International FICTS Festival|url=http://www.sportmoviestv.com/2014/10/06/q4d-matera-international-ficts-festival-the-winner-is/|website=International Sport Movies TV Federation|date=6 October 2014|publisher=International Sport Movies TV Federation|language=Italian|accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref>
|website=Campus Now|date=10 February 2014|publisher=Campus Now|accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I Vincitori Del 35° International Sport Film Festival Di Palermo|url=https://www.giornalecittadinopress.it/i-vincitori-del-35-international-sport-film-festival-di-palermo/|website=Giornale Cittadino Press|publisher=Giornale Cittadino Press|language=Italian|accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=4° Matera International FICTS Festival|url=http://www.sportmoviestv.com/2014/10/06/q4d-matera-international-ficts-festival-the-winner-is/|website=International Sport Movies TV Federation|date=6 October 2014|publisher=International Sport Movies TV Federation|language=Italian|accessdate=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Screw it like Sundhage - Football, Film and Feminist Struggle|url=http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/skruva-den-som-sundhage-fotboll-film-och-feministisk-kamp/|website=Swedish Film Database|publisher=Swedish Film Institute|language=Swedish|accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Studio Ett|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5568118|website=SR|date=18 June 2013|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>


January 2015 Mattias Löw received [[Svenska Spel]] and the Swedish Sportjournalist Federation's Grant at the Swedish Sports Award – [[Svenska idrottsgalan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Journalisten Awards|url=http://www.journalisten.se/folk/stipendier/mattias-low|website=Journalisten|publisher=Journalisten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
January 2015 Mattias Löw received [[Svenska Spel]] and the Swedish Sportjournalist Federation's Grant at the Swedish Sports Award – [[Svenska idrottsgalan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Journalisten Awards|url=http://www.journalisten.se/folk/stipendier/mattias-low|website=Journalisten|publisher=Journalisten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>


In 2015, his documentary film [[All the World in a Design School]] created headlines and political debate as it criticized the introduction of steep tuition fees for non-European students at Swedish universities.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Turborn|first1=Elin|title=Not the whole world anymore|url=https://www.vk.se/2015-08-19/inte-hela-varlden-i-en-skola-langre|website=VK|date=19 August 2015|publisher=Västerbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> The film follows a Turkish and a Chinese student during a study year at one of the world's top-ranked industrial design schools, UID – [[Umeå Institute of Design]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Documentary Film Awards|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/als-sjuke-robert-gillades-i-cannes|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=29 November 2015|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020|last1=Nyheter|first1=S. V. T.}}</ref>
In 2015, his documentary film [[All the World in a Design School]] created headlines and political debate as it criticized the introduction of steep tuition fees for non-European students at Swedish universities.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Turborn|first1=Elin|title=Not the whole world anymore|url=https://www.vk.se/2015-08-19/inte-hela-varlden-i-en-skola-langre|website=VK|date=19 August 2015|publisher=Västerbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> The film follows a Turkish and a Chinese student during a study year at one of the world's top-ranked industrial design schools, UID – [[Umeå Institute of Design]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Documentary Film Awards|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/als-sjuke-robert-gillades-i-cannes|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=29 November 2015|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>


2016, Mattias Löw released the one-hour documentary [[The Indian Priest]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Indian Priest Review|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/briefly-october-5/article7728976.ece|work=The Hindu|date=6 October 2015|accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Persson|first1=Gunnel|title=The Indian Priest|url=https://www.sydostran.se/olofstrom/katolska-kyrkan-far-ny-herde/|website=Sydöstran|date=21 September 2015|publisher=Sydöstran|language=Swedish|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref> about Raphael Kurian, on a [[reverse mission]]. Raphael is a [[Catholic priest]] from Kerala in south India arriving in secular Sweden, and the documentary emphasizes the reversing of the direction of earlier missionary efforts.
2016, Mattias Löw released the one-hour documentary [[The Indian Priest]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Indian Priest Review|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/briefly-october-5/article7728976.ece|work=The Hindu|date=6 October 2015|accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Persson|first1=Gunnel|title=The Indian Priest|url=https://www.sydostran.se/olofstrom/katolska-kyrkan-far-ny-herde/|website=Sydöstran|date=21 September 2015|publisher=Sydöstran|language=Swedish|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref> about Raphael Kurian, on a [[reverse mission]]. Raphael is a [[Catholic priest]] from Kerala in south India arriving in secular Sweden, and the documentary emphasizes the reversing of the direction of earlier missionary efforts.
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Mattias Löw's photopoetry exhibition Aatman – The Universal Spirit with images from the annual [[Burning Man]] [[counterculture]] event in [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]] debuted at [[Linköping]] Art Gallery in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Paitandy|first1=Priyadarshini|title=Burn down the night|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/three-time-burner-lekha-washington-talks-about-burning-man-its-non-stop-partying-and-gifting-culture/article24933995.ece|work=The Hindu|date=12 September 2018|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pihlblad|first1=Micke|title=Mattias Löw caught the madness with his camera|url=https://www.corren.se/kultur-noje/han-fangade-det-galna-med-kameran-om5557753.aspx|website=Corren|date=24 November 2018|publisher=Östgöta Correspondenten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> The exhibition was the first large scale public art gallery display of photographs from Burning Man in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw Radio Interview|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1229929?programid=4283|website=SR|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> Part of the exhibition is on permanent display in Vallastaden, [[Linköping]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Art at work in the future|url=https://sanktkors.se/vara-projekt/konsten-i-framtidensarbetsliv/|website=Sankt Kors|publisher=Sankt Kors|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
Mattias Löw's photopoetry exhibition Aatman – The Universal Spirit with images from the annual [[Burning Man]] [[counterculture]] event in [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]] debuted at [[Linköping]] Art Gallery in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Paitandy|first1=Priyadarshini|title=Burn down the night|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/three-time-burner-lekha-washington-talks-about-burning-man-its-non-stop-partying-and-gifting-culture/article24933995.ece|work=The Hindu|date=12 September 2018|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pihlblad|first1=Micke|title=Mattias Löw caught the madness with his camera|url=https://www.corren.se/kultur-noje/han-fangade-det-galna-med-kameran-om5557753.aspx|website=Corren|date=24 November 2018|publisher=Östgöta Correspondenten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> The exhibition was the first large scale public art gallery display of photographs from Burning Man in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw Radio Interview|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1229929?programid=4283|website=SR|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> Part of the exhibition is on permanent display in Vallastaden, [[Linköping]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Art at work in the future|url=https://sanktkors.se/vara-projekt/konsten-i-framtidensarbetsliv/|website=Sankt Kors|publisher=Sankt Kors|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>


At the beginning of 2019 Mattias Löw guided a group of recently arrived refugees in a photography exhibition<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindskog|first1=Mikko|title=Refugees create a photography exhibition|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/unga-flyktingar-gor-fotoutstallning|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=13 February 2019|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bomgren|first1=Victor|title=Integration with the help of the camera|url=https://www.affarsliv.com/kultur-noje/de-integreras-med-hjalp-av-kameran-om5726306.aspx|website=Affärsliv.com|date=10 February 2019|publisher=Affärsliv/Corren|language=Swedish|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=With photography as your language|url=http://immi.se/aktiviteter/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Med-fotografiet-som-spr%C3%A5k.pdf|website=Immi.se|publisher=The Immigrant Institute|language=Swedish|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref> at [[Linköping]] Art Gallery. The works showed a reality of asylum seeking youth arriving in Sweden during the [[European migrant crisis]].
At the beginning of 2019 Mattias Löw guided a group of recently arrived refugees in a photography exhibition<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindskog|first1=Mikko|title=Refugees create a photography exhibition|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/unga-flyktingar-gor-fotoutstallning|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=13 February 2019|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bomgren|first1=Victor|title=Integration with the help of the camera|url=https://www.affarsliv.com/kultur-noje/de-integreras-med-hjalp-av-kameran-om5726306.aspx|website=Affärsliv.com|date=10 February 2019|publisher=Affärsliv/Corren|language=Swedish|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref> at [[Linköping]] Art Gallery. The works showed a reality of asylum seeking youth arriving in Sweden during the [[European migrant crisis]].


==2020s==
==2020s==
In the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] Mattias Löw created the [[photo-essay]] exhibition 98 Days, dealing with worry, uncertainty and social distancing during the 2020 [[lockdown]].<ref>{{cite web|title=98 Days - Frozen in Fear|url=http://www.amnestypress.se/media/issues/pdf/2020/AmnestyPress%20Nr%203%202020.pdf|website=Amnesty Press|publisher=Amnesty International|language=Swedish|accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The photo-essay "98 Days" - Eyes speak of India's lockdown|url=https://sydasien.se/reportage/fotoessan-98-dagar-ogonen-berattar-om-indiens-lockdown/|website=Sydasien|publisher=Sydasien|language=Swedish|accessdate=21 July 2020}}</ref> A digital exhibition with online viewing rooms of the project first appeared at [[Fotografisk Center]] in Copenhagen, Denmark during June, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kala Bhavani|first1=Divya|title=What the world can learn from Mattias Löw's COVID-19 photo essay '98 Days: Frozen in Fear'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/what-the-world-can-learn-from-mattias-lows-coronavirus-photo-essay-98-days-frozen-in-fear/article31765790.ece|work=The Hindu|date=6 June 2020|accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Theresa|first1=Deena|title=Chronicling a crisis|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/may/09/chronicling-a-crisis-2140887.html|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Larsson|first1=Carl|title=Worries and fear in Mattias Löw's images from India|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/mattias-bilder-visar-radslan-och-oron-i-indien|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=16 May 2020|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lundin|first1=Felix|title=Got stuck in India - exhibits photographs|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7506233|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=30 June 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=30 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fredriksson|first1=Anna|title=A costly lockdown in India|url=https://socialpolitik.com/2021/01/20/hogt_pris_lockdown_indien/|website=SocialPolitik.com|date=20 January 2021|publisher=Social Politik|language=Swedish|accessdate=29 January 2021}}</ref>
In the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] Mattias Löw created the [[photo-essay]] exhibition 98 Days, dealing with worry, uncertainty and social distancing during the 2020 [[lockdown]].<ref>{{cite web|title=98 Days - Frozen in Fear|url=http://www.amnestypress.se/media/issues/pdf/2020/AmnestyPress%20Nr%203%202020.pdf|website=Amnesty Press|publisher=Amnesty International|language=Swedish|accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The photo-essay "98 Days" - Eyes speak of India's lockdown|url=https://sydasien.se/reportage/fotoessan-98-dagar-ogonen-berattar-om-indiens-lockdown/|website=Sydasien|date=17 July 2020 |publisher=Sydasien|language=Swedish|accessdate=21 July 2020}}</ref> A digital exhibition with online viewing rooms of the project first appeared at [[Fotografisk Center]] in Copenhagen, Denmark during June, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kala Bhavani|first1=Divya|title=What the world can learn from Mattias Löw's COVID-19 photo essay '98 Days: Frozen in Fear'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/what-the-world-can-learn-from-mattias-lows-coronavirus-photo-essay-98-days-frozen-in-fear/article31765790.ece|work=The Hindu|date=6 June 2020|accessdate=7 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Theresa|first1=Deena|title=Chronicling a crisis|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/may/09/chronicling-a-crisis-2140887.html|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref>


During July 2021, Swedish and Norwegian news media drew attention to the fact that Mattias Löw together with [[Academy Awards]]-nominated producer Mathias Fjellström is working on a documentary film about a red scarf, originally a gift from [[Skellefteå]] Municipality to relocated residents around Christmas 2017 that appeared on one of the insurgents during [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Israelsson|first1=Marit|title=Production on the red scarf story under way in Skellefteå|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/inspelningarna-om-roda-halsduken-i-kapitolium-igang-i-skelleftea|website=SVT Nyheter|date=16 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marklund|first1=Daniel|title=The mystery surrounding the scarf becomes a documentary|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/mysteriet-om-halsduken-blir-dokumentarfilm|website=SVT Nyheter|date=7 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The story about the scarf becomes a film|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/historien-om-skellefteahalsduken-blir-film|website=SR|date=6 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Örtegren|first1=Julia|title=How did a scarf from Skellefteå end up at world stage?|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/hur-hamnade-skellefteahalsduken-pa-den-stora-varldsscenen|website=SR|date=6 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindström|first1=Amanda|title=Red and white scarf from Skellefteå becomes a documentary|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/rodvit-skellefteahalsduk-blir-dokumentarfilm|website=SR|date=6 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jemal|first1=Hagar|title=Skelleftea scarf at U.S. Capitol breach subject of new documentary|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/skelleftea-scarf-at-us-capitol-breach-subject-of-new-documentary|website=SR|date=9 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Radio|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The red Swedish scarf worn by a Trump supporter at the U.S. Capitol breach is subject of a new documentary film|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/2021/07/08/rodt-svensk-skjerf-rundt-halsen-pa-trump-tilhengeren-som-stormet-kongressen-blir-dokumentarfilm/|website=Dagsavisen.no|date=8 July 2021|publisher=Dagsavisen|language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The story behind the Skellefteå scarf becomes a film|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/PR6vve/historien-bakom-skellefteahalsduken-blir-film|website=Aftonbladet|publisher=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|accessdate=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Everljung|first1=Johan|title=FBI has identified the man with the scarf from Skellefteå|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/fbi-har-identifierat-mannen-med-skellefteahalsduken|website=SVT|date=30 November 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Incredible story of how this Christmas present ended up at the U.S. Capitol"|url=https://www.tv4.se/artikel/3l9snm5kSUlq7F8yCWX6V1/makaloes-historia-hur-den-haer-julklappen-tre-ar-senare-hamnade-pa|website=TV4|date=6 January 2022|publisher=TV4|language=Swedish|accessdate=7 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Skellefteå will grow by 25,000 inhabitants - and the city's brand will act as the locomotive"|url=https://www.resume.se/kommunikation/varumarke/skelleftea-ska-vaxa-med-25-000-invanare-sa-ska-stadens-varumarke-agera-draglok/|website=Resumé|date=20 April 2022|publisher=Resumé|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
During July 2021, Swedish and Norwegian news media drew attention to the fact that Mattias Löw together with [[Academy Awards]]-nominated producer Mathias Fjellström is working on a documentary film about a red scarf, originally a gift from [[Skellefteå]] Municipality to relocated residents around Christmas 2017 that appeared on one of the insurgents during [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Braslow|first1=Samuel|title=A Hollywood Insurrectionist’s Path to Extremism|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/hollywood-insurrectionist-capitol-riot-1235558918/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=10 August 2023|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|language=English|accessdate=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Israelsson|first1=Marit|title=Production on the red scarf story under way in Skellefteå|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/inspelningarna-om-roda-halsduken-i-kapitolium-igang-i-skelleftea|website=SVT Nyheter|date=16 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marklund|first1=Daniel|title=The mystery surrounding the scarf becomes a documentary|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/mysteriet-om-halsduken-blir-dokumentarfilm|website=SVT Nyheter|date=7 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The story about the scarf becomes a film|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/historien-om-skellefteahalsduken-blir-film|website=SR|date=6 July 2021|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=5 August 2020}}</ref>


In February 2022, Swedish newspapers from [[Norrbotten]] reported that Mattias Löw was making a documentary TV-series for [[Sveriges Television]] about an opera diva from Tornedalen or [[Meänmaa]], a culturally rich region at the border of Sweden and Finland.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Åström|first1=Eva|title=New series about the opera singer from Tornedalen|url=https://kuriren.nu/bli-prenumerant/artikel/l6p429vj|website=Kuriren|date=24 February 2022|publisher=Norrbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Åström|first1=Eva|title=New series about the opera singer from Tornedalen|url=https://pt.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/r484290l|website=PT|date=25 February 2022|publisher=Piteå-Tidningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Skoglund|first1=Johan E.|title=Powerfully condensed requiem is reminiscent of the horrors of war|url=https://nsd.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/rxe89y8j|website=NSD|date=28 February 2022|publisher=Norrländska Socialdemokraten|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>
In February 2022, Swedish newspapers from [[Norrbotten]] reported that Mattias Löw was making a documentary TV-series for [[Sveriges Television]] about Carina Henriksson, an opera diva from Tornedalen or [[Meänmaa]], a culturally rich region at the border of Sweden and Finland. The series was broadcast on [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] and [[SVT Play]] in September and October 2023 with the Swedish title Vildmarksdivan, and international title The Wilderness Diva.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Åström|first1=Eva|title=New series about the opera singer from Tornedalen|url=https://pt.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/r484290l|website=PT|date=25 February 2022|publisher=Piteå-Tidningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Skoglund|first1=Johan E.|title=Powerfully condensed requiem is reminiscent of the horrors of war|url=https://nsd.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/rxe89y8j|website=NSD|date=28 February 2022|publisher=Norrländska Socialdemokraten|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Åström|first1=Eva|title=New series about the opera singer from Tornedalen|url=https://www.svtplay.se/vildmarksdivan|website=SVT Play|date=27 September 2023|publisher=Swedish Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=12 April 2024}}</ref>


In the summer of 2022, when the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]'s restrictions were lifted, Mattias Löw exhibited photographs, essays and video works under the title Fångad i rädsla - Frozen in Fear about his experiences of worry, uncertainty and social distancing in [[India]] in the spring and summer of 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rimstedt|first1=Anton|title=Mattias and Reshma were in the epicenter of the pandemic - exhibits in Godegård Church|url=https://ostgotatidningen.se/motala/mattias-och-reshma-befann-sig-i-pandemins-epicentrum-staller-ut-i-godegaards-kyrka/1861|website=Östgötatidningen|date=25 April 2022|publisher=Östgötatidningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
In the summer of 2022, when the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]'s restrictions were lifted, Mattias Löw exhibited photographs, essays and video works under the title Fångad i rädsla - Frozen in Fear about his experiences of worry, uncertainty and social distancing in [[India]] in the spring and summer of 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rimstedt|first1=Anton|title=Mattias and Reshma were in the epicenter of the pandemic - exhibits in Godegård Church|url=https://ostgotatidningen.se/motala/mattias-och-reshma-befann-sig-i-pandemins-epicentrum-staller-ut-i-godegaards-kyrka/1861|website=Östgötatidningen|date=25 April 2022|publisher=Östgötatidningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
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===Exhibitions===
===Exhibitions===
* Aatman – The Universal Spirit, 2018<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pihlblad|first1=Micke|title=The return to Burning Man|url=https://www.corren.se/kultur-noje/aterbesok-pa-spektakulara-burning-man-om6306573.aspx|website=Corren|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Östgöta Correspondenten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
* Aatman – The Universal Spirit, 2018<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pihlblad|first1=Micke|title=The return to Burning Man|url=https://www.corren.se/kultur-noje/aterbesok-pa-spektakulara-burning-man-om6306573.aspx|website=Corren|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Östgöta Correspondenten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
* 98 Days, 2020<ref>{{cite news|last1=Larsson|first1=Carl|title=Documented the pandemic in India - had to escape from the police|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/dokumenterade-pandemin-i-indien-fick-springa-fran-polisen|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=27 June 2020|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bjurs|first1=Sofia|title=They defy the curfew for the art|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=478&artikel=7481604|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=27 May 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=98 days of corona fear in India|url=https://finespind.dk/index.php/artikler-og-billedserier-kategorier/kunst-og-udstillinger/71-nyhed-kunst-og-udstillinger/1459-98-dage-med-frygt-for-corona-i-indien-mattias-loew-og-reshma-mansuri-loew|website=Fine Spind|publisher=Kulturmagasinet Fine Spind|language=Danish|accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=98 days in the world's largest lockdown|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/Xgv82m/98-dagar-i-varldens-storsta-karantan|website=Aftonbladet|publisher=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|accessdate=20 July 2020}}</ref>
* 98 Days, 2020<ref>{{cite news|last1=Larsson|first1=Carl|title=Documented the pandemic in India - had to escape from the police|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/dokumenterade-pandemin-i-indien-fick-springa-fran-polisen|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=27 June 2020|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bjurs|first1=Sofia|title=They defy the curfew for the art|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=478&artikel=7481604|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=27 May 2020|language=Swedish|accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=98 days of corona fear in India|url=https://finespind.dk/index.php/artikler-og-billedserier-kategorier/kunst-og-udstillinger/71-nyhed-kunst-og-udstillinger/1459-98-dage-med-frygt-for-corona-i-indien-mattias-loew-og-reshma-mansuri-loew|website=Fine Spind|publisher=Kulturmagasinet Fine Spind|language=Danish|accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref>
* Fångad i rädsla - Frozen in Fear, 2022<ref>{{cite news|last1=Larsson|first1=Carl|title="Fångad i rädsla" - A unique exhibition about India's really tough lockdown|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/fangad-i-radsla-unik-utstallning-om-stenhard-lockdown|website=SVT Nyheter|date=6 May 2022|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
* Fångad i rädsla - Frozen in Fear, 2022<ref>{{cite news|last1=Larsson|first1=Carl|title="Fångad i rädsla" - A unique exhibition about India's really tough lockdown|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/fangad-i-radsla-unik-utstallning-om-stenhard-lockdown|website=SVT Nyheter|date=6 May 2022|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
* Burning Man, Permanent Installation from 2022
* Burning Man, Permanent Installation from 2022{{fact|date=April 2024}}


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===Bibliography===
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* Wounderland, 2001<ref>{{cite web|title=Wounderland at FilmWeb|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/film/Underlandet+II-2001-736800|publisher=FilmWeb|language=Polish|accessdate=31 January 2021}}</ref>
* Ice Carosello, 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at Der Kurzfilmtag|url=https://kurzfilmtag.com/programme/gespuer-fuer-schnee.html|publisher=Der Kurzfilmtag|language=German|accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at Très Court|url=https://trescourt.com/ro/films/ice-carosello|website=Très Court|publisher=Très Court International Film Festival|language=French|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at Interfilm|url=https://www.interfilm.de/en/distribution/film-catalogue/ice-carosello/|website=Interfilm|publisher=Interfilm Berlin|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref>
* Ice Carosello, 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at Der Kurzfilmtag|url=https://kurzfilmtag.com/programme/gespuer-fuer-schnee.html|publisher=Der Kurzfilmtag|language=German|accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at Très Court|url=https://trescourt.com/ro/films/ice-carosello|website=Très Court|publisher=Très Court International Film Festival|language=French|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Carosello at Interfilm|url=https://www.interfilm.de/en/distribution/film-catalogue/ice-carosello/|website=Interfilm|publisher=Interfilm Berlin|accessdate=10 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[The Referee (2010 film)|The Referee]], 2010<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eriksson|first1=Mikael|title=Film Review|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/4175612|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=12 November 2010|language=Swedish|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Film Review|url=http://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/34697_1|website=Film Documentaire|publisher=Film Documentaire|language=French|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TRT Documentary Film Award|url=https://www.trtdoc.com/en/main/archive/international-category/35/rattskiparen/59|website=TRT|publisher=Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|language=Turkish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://documentaryheaven.com/the-referee/|website=Documentary Heaven|publisher=Documentary Heaven|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/referee/|website=TPD|publisher=Top Documentary Films|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Niall|title=The Referee Review|url=https://www.the42.ie/martin-hansson-referee-documentary-france-ireland-875227-Apr2013/|website=The 42|publisher=The 42 Ireland|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://goodfeetforabigman.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/review-mattias-lows-rattskiparen/|website=GFFABM|date=30 January 2011|publisher=Good Feet for a Big Man|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw Interview|url=http://www.nevercaptainnickybutt.com/2010/10/interview-with-mattias-low-director-of-the-referee.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213113743/http://www.nevercaptainnickybutt.com/2010/10/interview-with-mattias-low-director-of-the-referee.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2015|website=NCNB|publisher=Never Captain Nicky Butt|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Stiletano|first1=Marcelo|title=Sportivo bafici. El cine, el deporte y el hombre|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/cine/el-cine-el-deporte-y-el-hombre-nid1677498|website=La Nacion|publisher=La Nacion|language=Spanish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Referee Review|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/the-referee/|website=Letterboxd|publisher=Letterboxd|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Olsson|first1=Mats|title=Review|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/kronikorer/mats-olsson/olsson-vi-kunde-leka-med-bubkas-barn/|website=Expressen|publisher=Expressen|language=Swedish|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/dokumentar-om-domare-visas|website=SVT|date=3 June 2010|publisher=Swedish Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lundin|first1=Annelie|title=Review|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/3743617|website=SR|publisher=Swedish Radio|language=Swedish|accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Anrell|first1=Lasse|title=Review|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/9mbr1p/anrell-darfor-ville-jag-inte-vara-med-i-filmen-om-martin-hansson|website=Aftonbladet|publisher=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[The Referee (2010 film)|The Referee]], 2010<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eriksson|first1=Mikael|title=Film Review|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/4175612|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=12 November 2010|language=Swedish|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Film Review|url=http://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/34697_1|website=Film Documentaire|publisher=Film Documentaire|language=French|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TRT Documentary Film Award|url=https://www.trtdoc.com/en/main/archive/international-category/35/rattskiparen/59|website=TRT|publisher=Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|language=Turkish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[The Other Sport]], 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Football Association Article|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/damem2013/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/den-andra-sporten/|website=SvFF|publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Documentary Series about Women's Football and Pia Sundhage|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/dokumentarserie-om-damfotboll-och-sundhage|website=SVT|date=15 January 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[The Other Sport]], 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Football Association Article|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/damem2013/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/den-andra-sporten/|website=SvFF|publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Documentary Series about Women's Football and Pia Sundhage|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/dokumentarserie-om-damfotboll-och-sundhage|website=SVT|date=15 January 2013|publisher=Sveriges Television|language=Swedish|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[All the World in a Design School]], 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Documentary Film Awards|url=http://filmivasterbotten.com/verksamhet/produktion/festivaler-priser/|website=FiV|publisher=Film i Västerbotten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jonsson|first1=Susann|title=Directors|url=https://filmpoolnord.se/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FPN_VB_2015_webb.pdf|website=FPN|publisher=Filmpool Nord|language=Swedish|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[All the World in a Design School]], 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Documentary Film Awards|url=http://filmivasterbotten.com/verksamhet/produktion/festivaler-priser/|website=FiV|publisher=Film i Västerbotten|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jonsson|first1=Susann|title=Directors|url=https://filmpoolnord.se/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FPN_VB_2015_webb.pdf|website=FPN|publisher=Filmpool Nord|language=Swedish|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref>
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* Spruce Woods, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw on CBC Arts|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/author/mattias-l%C3%B6w-and-reshma-mansuri-l%C3%B6w-1.5032796|website=CBC Arts|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
* Spruce Woods, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Mattias Löw on CBC Arts|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/author/mattias-l%C3%B6w-and-reshma-mansuri-l%C3%B6w-1.5032796|website=CBC Arts|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref>
* Frozen in Fear, 2022<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karlsson|first1=Eva|title=A unique exhibition in Godegård Church|url=https://lanstidningen.se/en-unik-utstallning-i-godegards-kyrka/|website=Länstidningen|date=24 May 2022|publisher=Länstidningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
* Frozen in Fear, 2022<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karlsson|first1=Eva|title=A unique exhibition in Godegård Church|url=https://lanstidningen.se/en-unik-utstallning-i-godegards-kyrka/|website=Länstidningen|date=24 May 2022|publisher=Länstidningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=8 June 2022}}</ref>
* The Wilderness Diva, 2023<ref>{{cite news|last1=Åström|first1=Eva|title=New series about the opera singer from Tornedalen|url=https://kuriren.nu/bli-prenumerant/artikel/l6p429vj|website=Kuriren|date=24 February 2022|publisher=Norrbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>


===Awards & Nominations===
===Awards and nominations===
* IMDb Awards<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1839981/awards Awards for Mattias Löw] IMDb. Retrieved on 8 July 2020</ref>
* IMDb Awards<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1839981/awards Awards for Mattias Löw] IMDb. Retrieved on 8 July 2020</ref>



Latest revision as of 09:09, 3 May 2024

Mattias Löw
Mattias Löw in Palermo, Italy
Born (1970-09-17) 17 September 1970 (age 53)
Nacka, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Film director, documentary filmmaker, photographer.
Years active1990–present
Notable workThe Referee, The Other Sport, The Wilderness Diva

Mattias Löw (born 17 September 1970) is a Swedish film director, documentary filmmaker[1] and photographer[2][3][4] based in Stockholm and Motala, who specializes in social issues documentaries and documentary photography.[5][6][7] He gives lectures and workshops on the topics of storytelling[8] and documentary filmmaking,[9] in addition to occasional acting.[10]

Life and career

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Mattias Löw was born in Västerhaninge, Haninge Municipality, Sweden. After high school, he went on to study cinema arts and history at Stockholm University and screenwriting for film and TV at UCLAUniversity of California, Los Angeles.

1990s

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Beginning his career in the early 1990s as a short film and music video director.

During his studies at UCLA, Mattias Löw was a nominee and received honourable mention at the prestigious Diane Thomas Screenwriting Awards in 1997, presented by Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Walter F. Parkes, Kathleen Turner and James L. Brooks.[11]

Upon return to his native Sweden from Los Angeles in the late 1990s, Mattias turned to documentaries and has won acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and been the recipient of several international television, film and journalism awards as well as arts grants[12] and stipends[13][14][15] for his social-, educational- and sport-themed documentaries primarily made for Swedish public broadcaster SVTSveriges Television[16] and Canadian public broadcaster CBC TelevisionCanadian Broadcasting Corporation.[17]

2000s

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Since 2008 Mattias Löw collaborates with Sweden's number one adventure destination, the ephemeral Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi,[18] Swedish Laponia, making documentary shorts[19] about the artists and designers creating a temporary hotel made out of snow and sculpted blocks of ice.

Throughout the 2000s, Mattias Löw conducted classes and workshops at various schools and universities, including a senior external lectureship with focus on documentary and ethnographic storytelling in the Faculty of Humanities at University of Copenhagen, in addition to lectures and workshops on storytelling for user experience and design at Umeå Institute of Design.[20]

2010s

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In June 2010 Mattias Löw released The Referee,[21][22][23] documentary film about the Swedish FIFA referee Martin Hansson[24][25][26] and his tumultuous road to ref at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[27][28][29]

Mattias Löw's documentary TV-series The Other Sport[30][31][32] about the development of women's football since the 1960s was released in time for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 which was played in Sweden. The series centers around former and present football stars Pia Sundhage,[33] Marta Vieira da Silva, Lotta Schelin, Kosovare Asllani, Gunilla Paijkull, Anette Börjesson and Elisabeth Leidinge among others. The three episode limited series attracted over a million TV-viewers in Sweden.[34][35][36]

January 2015 Mattias Löw received Svenska Spel and the Swedish Sportjournalist Federation's Grant at the Swedish Sports Award – Svenska idrottsgalan.[37]

In 2015, his documentary film All the World in a Design School created headlines and political debate as it criticized the introduction of steep tuition fees for non-European students at Swedish universities.[38] The film follows a Turkish and a Chinese student during a study year at one of the world's top-ranked industrial design schools, UID – Umeå Institute of Design.[39]

2016, Mattias Löw released the one-hour documentary The Indian Priest[40][41] about Raphael Kurian, on a reverse mission. Raphael is a Catholic priest from Kerala in south India arriving in secular Sweden, and the documentary emphasizes the reversing of the direction of earlier missionary efforts.

Mattias Löw's photopoetry exhibition Aatman – The Universal Spirit with images from the annual Burning Man counterculture event in Black Rock Desert, Nevada debuted at Linköping Art Gallery in November 2018.[42][43] The exhibition was the first large scale public art gallery display of photographs from Burning Man in Sweden.[44] Part of the exhibition is on permanent display in Vallastaden, Linköping.[45]

At the beginning of 2019 Mattias Löw guided a group of recently arrived refugees in a photography exhibition[46][47] at Linköping Art Gallery. The works showed a reality of asylum seeking youth arriving in Sweden during the European migrant crisis.

2020s

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in India Mattias Löw created the photo-essay exhibition 98 Days, dealing with worry, uncertainty and social distancing during the 2020 lockdown.[48][49] A digital exhibition with online viewing rooms of the project first appeared at Fotografisk Center in Copenhagen, Denmark during June, 2020.[50][51]

During July 2021, Swedish and Norwegian news media drew attention to the fact that Mattias Löw together with Academy Awards-nominated producer Mathias Fjellström is working on a documentary film about a red scarf, originally a gift from Skellefteå Municipality to relocated residents around Christmas 2017 that appeared on one of the insurgents during 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.[52][53][54][55]

In February 2022, Swedish newspapers from Norrbotten reported that Mattias Löw was making a documentary TV-series for Sveriges Television about Carina Henriksson, an opera diva from Tornedalen or Meänmaa, a culturally rich region at the border of Sweden and Finland. The series was broadcast on SVT and SVT Play in September and October 2023 with the Swedish title Vildmarksdivan, and international title The Wilderness Diva.[56][57][58]

In the summer of 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic's restrictions were lifted, Mattias Löw exhibited photographs, essays and video works under the title Fångad i rädsla - Frozen in Fear about his experiences of worry, uncertainty and social distancing in India in the spring and summer of 2020.[59]

Works

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Exhibitions

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  • Aatman – The Universal Spirit, 2018[60]
  • 98 Days, 2020[61][62][63]
  • Fångad i rädsla - Frozen in Fear, 2022[64]
  • Burning Man, Permanent Installation from 2022[citation needed]

Bibliography

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  • Aatman – The Universal Spirit, 2018[65][66]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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References

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