Mattias Montero

Social Club, Stockholm

ATG's "Statues"
Akestam Holst, Stockholm

How did you get into directing?
It felt like a natural development for me personally. I started working in this business as a PA on shoots when I was very young and that got me introduced to the DP-side of film-making. I soon realized that I had a great interest in moving pictures and also that I had a talent and understanding for how to best compose them to get a satisfying result. As a DP you´re an artist and you absolutely need to have an energy within you to explore and challenge both yourself and the director...I have this extremely driving force to challenge myself and to throw myself into unexplored territories which has slowly grown my urge to start to direct.

What is your most recent spot project?
It´s a Volvo spot that I did together with Forsman & Bodenfors in Sweden. It´s for the model C-30, an eco-car that you´re able to choose in a pattern of your own liking, Striped, checked, with dots..you name it.

What is the best part about being a director?
That's a tricky question. What is the best part of being a human being? There are so many layers so it's so hard to find something absolute concrete.
    The thing is that when a person says 'He´s a director,' the word is often translated as a single person but to me a director is like a conductor. A conductor is nothing without an orchestra and it's the same for a director. You can't direct without having your "orchestra" with you. I just love the dynamic and the beauty of a group of people that together create something. That gives you an adrenaline kick out of this world!