Joachim Hedén, born in 1967 in Vaxholm i Uppland, is a Swedish director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Hedén made his debut in 2006 with New York Waiting, for which he received the award for best director at the Baltic Debut Film Festival in Russia the same year. The film was followed by Framily in 2010 and 10,000 timmar in 2014. Breaking Surface is his latest feature film.