Jörn Donner
Jörn Johan Donner ( born February 5, 1933, Helsinki ) is a Finland Swedish writer, film director, actor, film producer and politician.
Life
Jörn Johan Donner is a descendant of the famous Donner family that has produced many famous personalities in Finland. He was born the son of the linguist Kai Donner ( 1888-1935 ).
He was a member of various political parties, a member of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament.
Donner worked a long time in Sweden and was, among other director of the Swedish Film Institute. Jörn Donner was known as a producer of Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece Fanny and Alexander, which won four Oscars in 1981, especially as the best film in a foreign language. 1979 Donner was chairman of the Berlinale jury.