Lars Åby 

Lars Åby was Swedish independent film-maker and producer.  He filmed in the Arctic since 1962.  Most productions that he made were for Swedish Television and Scandinavian countries.   His productions include "Polar Bear", "Icebound Summer", "Narwhals and Eskimoes".  Lars died in October/November 2009.

He produced many films over his career including ‘Vision Man’, a collaboration between Lars and William Long which won the delegates choice Panda award and the Human & Animal Panda at the Wildscreen film festival in Bristol, UK in 1998 and the top award at the 1999 Jackson Hole film festival, USA.

WildFilmHistory Films

Qiviut - The Golden Fleece of Arctic (1968)	Producer, Copyright Holder, Cameraman
The Polar Bear (1983)	Producer, Director, Camera, Sound, Editor, Script