Biography

Folke Rydén has won numerous international awards and his documentaries have been shown all over the world. Today Folke Rydén is living and working in Sweden where he has his own production company, Folke Rydén Production AB. In 1993, he was awarded the Bonnier Grand Prize in journalism - the most prestigious journalism award in Sweden. In 2016 he was awarded the Baltic Sea Award for his depictions of the threats to the Baltic Sea.

Curriculum Vitae: 1980-82 MA Journalism, University of Stockholm 1982-87 Staff reporter, Swedish Television (SVT) 1987-89 Staff reporter, Foreign News Desk, Swedish Television (SVT). 1989-96 U.S. Correspondent SVT, Washington, USA 1996-97 Asia Correspondent, SVT, Hong Kong 1998- Freelance correspondent & director/producer of documentary film
- IMDb mini biography by: Joel Wibom