Gustav was born 1975, in Örnsköldsvik in the north of Sweden. He studied architecture and directing in Gothenburg. In 2000 he moved to Stockholm and started to work at Studio 24 – the film studio of Roy Andersson. After shooting commercials with Roy for a couple of years, he got engaged as DOP on the 4-year long filming of ”You, the Living” The film premiered in Cannes 2007.
Today Gustav shoots, commercials, features films and documentaries. His latest feature ”Kill Your Friends” is under production. The film is shot in the UK, France and US and is directed by Owen Harris.
He’s a member of the Swedish society of Cinematographers FSF.