Dan Åsenlund was born in Sweden but moved to the United States to pursue degrees in Journalism and Japanese at the University of Oregon. Back in Sweden he founded his own production company before moving to Japan and Korea, where he worked in film and TV for six years. His short Four Degrees of Jonas Rydell was an official selection at the Puchon and Yubari International Fantastic Film Festivals. He is now back in Sweden developing a 1920s-themed thriller.