Magnus von Horn was born in 1983 in Sweden, Gothenburg. He is living and working in Poland. He graduated from the Polish National Film School in Łódź in 2013, where he now teaches directing. Magnus made a successful entrance  with his short films: “Echo” (2010) premiered at Sundance FF and “Without Snow” (2011 )premiered at Locarno FF.

His debut feature The Here After was premiered at the Directors' Fortnight 2015 - Cannes FF and won two Swedish Guldbaggen Award for Best Film & Best Director and travel along the festivals such as Toronto Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian and was sold to more than 10 territories. With Sweat, his second feature length fiction he took part in Torino Film Lab. 

His debut feature The Here After was premiered at the Directors' Fortnight 2015 - Cannes FF and won two Swedish Guldbaggen Award for Best Film & Best Director and travel along the festivals such as Toronto Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian and was sold to more than 10 territories. His second feature film Sweat premiered in the official selection of Cannes 2020 and was sold world wide.