Urban Skargren, born 1968, is a Swedish film & TV director. He studied filmmaking at the School of Digital Filmmaking in Kona, United States, and has directed films in Sweden, Finland, Colombia and the United States. After working as a journalist, Urban started making short films in 2005. He has since directed a dozen of short films and tv pilots, and several commercials and skits. In 2024, he directed his debut feature film, If I Marry. Urban is an auteur and has written many of his own films. He has also worked as a cinematographer, camera operator and production manager for a number of tv and film projects.
Urban Skargren is fluent in Swedish, English and Spanish and currently lives in Åland, Finland.
Selected film works as a director:
If I Marry - feature film (2025) - in post-production
The Citizen Has Been Blocked - 19 min short film (2022)
Los Bravo - 12 min web series pilot (2020)
Salomé - 15 min short film (2017/2019)
Deadlock (Sin Reversa) - 6 min short film (2013/2019)
Una comuna como ninguna - 28 min tv pilot (2015)
Seleccion Ganadora - 12 min short film (2014)
Let it Out - 9 min short film (2009)
Cannelloni for Two - 5 min short film (2009)
Frisbee - 30 min short film (2007/2008)
Urban’s films have together reached over 10 million views on YouTube.