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What was the residence of David F. Sandberg from 2015 to 2016?
David F . Sandberg David F . Sandberg ( born 21 January 1981 ) is a Swedish filmmaker . He is best known for his collective no-budget horror short films under the online pseudonym ponysmasher and for his 2016 directorial debut Lights Out , based on his 2013 acclaimed horror short of the same name . He also directed The Conjuring Universe spin-off horror film ( 2017 ) , and Shazam ! ( 2019 ) , the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe . Early life . David F . Sandberg was born on 21 January 1981 in Jönköping , Sweden . According to Sandberg , he grew up watching films and making his own using his dads VHS-C camera . He worked in a video store as a teenager , and saved up money to buy his own camcorder for filmmaking . Career . Beginning with animation and documentaries ( 2006–2013 ) . In his late teens or early twenties , Sandberg began working at Film i Jönköping , a local film center in Jönköping , initially as an intern . He learned more about filmmaking from Svante Rosberg , the film commissioner who ran Film i Jönköping when he started , and whom Sandberg considers his mentor . Starting in 2006 , Sandberg found moderate online success making animated short films ; according to Sandberg , his first online successes were his films För Barnen and Vad Tyst Det Blev , the latter of which garnered 1.7 million views on YouTube . As a result of his increased visibility , he began to receive offers for animation work ; his first job was working as a consultant on the TV show on the Swedish Channel 5 . He continued working at Film i Jönköping , primarily working on documentary projects . From 2006 to 2009 , he worked on several documentaries for , the Swedish Inheritance Fund . His last collaboration with Rosberg before his retirement was Animera = Göra Livlig , a 2010 documentary about senior citizens creating animated films . In 2009 , he moved to the city of Gothenburg . He continued working on animation and documentaries , and began collaborating with producer Claes Lundin . In 2011 , they completed and sold an animated documentary series called Earth Savers , and in 2013 , their documentary short Ladyboy premiered at Cinequest Film Festival . Shifting to feature films ( 2013–present ) . In 2013 , he began to shift his focus away from animation and documentary works and towards horror short films . According to Sandberg , his original goal with filmmaking had been to make horror and sci-fi films , and he felt he needed to have some existing work in that field in order to get funding for future work . Lacking any funding of his own , his shorts were made with no budget—his equipment and props consisted mostly of items he already had or could buy very cheaply , and his only cast and crew were himself and Lotta Losten , his wife . He released his films on both Vimeo and YouTube , using his alias ponysmasher . In 2013 , he released his second horror short , Lights Out , which centered around a monster that only exists when the lights are turned out . The film was a viral success , and quickly garnered millions of views . According to Sandberg , his life changed in every way imaginable after Lights Out ; he began receiving tons of messages from film industry people who wanted to work with him . One of these contacts was Lawrence Grey , a producer who wanted to adapt Lights Out into a feature-length film . Grey brought screenwriter Eric Heisserer and producer James Wan on board to collaborate and produce a script with Sandberg , who would also direct the new feature . The film ( also titled Lights Out ) began production in mid-2015 , and premiered at LA Film Festival in June 2016 . The film was a massive box office success , grossing $148 million on a $5 million budget , and a moderate critical success , earning a 76% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 out of 100 score on Metacritic . Sandberg next directed , a prequel to supernatural horror film Annabelle and the fourth film in The Conjuring Universe . The film was released in 2017 to positive reviews and box office success . In 2019 , Sandberg directed the DC Extended Universe superhero film Shazam! , based on the DC Comics character of the same name . The film received positive reviews . In April 2019 , TheWrap reported that New Line Cinema is developing a sequel with Sandberg returning to direct . He is set to direct and produce the horror film The Culling with his wife Lotta Losten through their production company Mångata . The film will be distributed by Lionsgate . Personal life . Sandberg was diagnosed with atypical autism when he was a child . Sandberg married actress , designer , and photographer Lotta Losten in 2013 . She has featured in many of his short films , including Lights Out . Sandberg and Losten moved to Los Angeles together circa 2015 . Sandbergs younger brother is Joakim Sandberg , creator of the Iconoclasts video game . External links . - Official Ponysmasher Youtube Channel