David F. Sandberg
David Fredrik Sandberg (born 21 January 1981) is a Swedish filmmaker. He is best known for his homemade short horror films (released under the online pseudonym "ponysmasher") and for his feature directorial debut Lights Out (2016), based on his acclaimed 2013 horror short of the same name. He has gone on to direct major studio franchise films such as Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019) and Until Dawn (2025). He is married to actress and producer Lotta Losten, who has starred in many of his short films. He co-founded the production company Mångata.
Cast
Crew
Lights Out
Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
Lights Out
Director
Until Dawn
Director, Producer
Closet Space
Director, Writer, Producer
Annabelle: Creation
Director
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Thanks
Shazam!
Director
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Director
Ladyboy
Director
Call of the Ocean
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Untitled Amityville Horror Film
Director, Producer
Pictured
Director, Writer
Attic Panic
Director, Writer
Not So Fast
Director, Writer
Coffer
Director, Writer
Not Alone in Here
Director, Writer
Shadowed
Director, Writer
Cam Closer
Director, Writer