Counterparts Presents - BO SVENSON

Born in Sweden, he emigrated to the US by himself at seventeen and began serving his new country with six years in the U.S. Marines. Following an honorable discharge, he headed to New York to pursue a Ph.D. in metaphysics. Now an award-winning screenwriter, director, producer, and actor, he has worked with over one hundred Academy Award winners and/or nominees. His writing, producing and directing credits include Dennis Hopper’s final film — as well as directing Alexander Skarsgård in “Moomins and the Comet Chase”, David Carradine in “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues“ for Warner Bros. and Mickey Rooney in “He Ain’t Heavy”. His novel “A Dream of America” is on Amazon’s list of “Preferred Reads”. He was Chairman and CEO of Motion Picture Group of America from 1985 to 2005. He is the Founder and CEO of MagicQuest Entertainment, a Hollywood production company since 1975, and the Founder and CEO of CanAm Film Corp., a British Columbia corporation since 1992.