Lasse Rengfelt (CEO)
2007-2008 Deputy Head of the Science department at Sveriges Television, SVT.
2004-2007 Editor of the weekly Science Magazine Vetenskapsmagasinet at SVT.
2004 Production Supervisor for The Last Flight of the DC3, a 90-minute documentary about the biggest trauma in Sweden’s post war history, produced for SVT.
Lasse Rengfelt has produced the following TV-documentaries:
Women with cows (2011) 1 x 93 min for the cinema and 1 x 1 hour for television. A fly‐on‐the-wall documentary about two sisters, tied to each other and tied to dozen cows. A film by Peter Gerdehag and Tell Aulin.
Ghost Ship Resurrection (2010), 1x60 min for National Geographic, SVT and Arte. An expedition, exploring a 17th Century Ship, which was found standing up, 130 metres below the surface in the Baltic Sea.
Kalahari Dawn, (Jordens snällaste apa, 2009) 1x1 hour A journey into Africa to study the roots of human nature. Production: Deep Sea Productions for SVT and Nordic Broadcasters.
Koenigsegg – the dream car and the dream affair (2009) 1 x 1 hour The story of how Christian von Koenigsegg managed to develop and market on of the world’s fastest sports cars. A co-production with Filmator for SVT.
Samerna (2001) 3x1 hour about the Sami people of Northern Scandinavia. Production: Agaton Film & TV for SVT.
“The skilfully produced documentary on the Samis was pure joy for the eye, the ear and the intellect. (Henriette Zorn, Dagens Nyheter)
“The series forms a strong whole, a very rare combination of respect and interest for the history and tradition of the Sami people.” (Dagens Nyheter, main editorial)
“Top brand television: quality and with talent and intelligence. Simply fantastic with a stunning range and depth. The three programs about the Sami people are actually among the best documentary programs I have ever seen on Swedish television.” (Olle Hagström, Norrbottenskuriren)
The Secret of the Silver Mine (2001) 1x1 hour where deep-sea divers explore the past and present of one of Sweden’s medieval mines. Production: Agaton Film & TV for SVT.
The Viking Saga (1998) 2x1 hour. Production: Agaton Film & Television. An international co-production with SVT, NOVA, Boston and Galafilm, Montreal.
The Odyssey of Life (1995) 3x1 hour. Production: Wanngård AB and Agaton Film & TV. Produced for SVT, NOVA/Boston, ZDF/Mainz and Channel Four/London, with Lennart Nilsson as medical Photographer. The series won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award, The George Foster Peabody Award and the Grand Prix Nortel Prize at the 7th Tele Science Festival in Montreal.
“I could heap adjectives of praise on “Odyssey of Life” – wondrous, glorious, spiritual, miraculous, awe-inspiring, until the pages of my thesaurus crumble, and I still wouldn’t do it justice. Television doesn’t get any better than this.” (Eric Mink, New York Daily News)
“A fascinating three hours… Darwin could not have asked for a more talented exponent in the television age.” (Walter Goodman, New York Times)
Birka, the Viking Town (1990-1996) 8x1 hour, which followed the archaeological excavations of the Viking Capital in Sweden. Production: Wanngård AB for SVT.
Lasse Rengfelt was also the Administrative Producer for:
Björn Borg - the Saga (1998) 3x1 hour. Production: Folke Rydén Productions for SVT and international distribution.