In 1991, he worked on the prizewinning short film Greger Olsson köper en bil, and in 2004, he won a Guldbagge Award for the best directing and script for the film Om jag vänder mig om. The film also won a Blue Angel at the Berlin Film Festival in the same year.
In 2006, he was nominated for The Nordic Council Film Prize for Mun mot mun with the producer Clas Gunnarson. The film deals with a family in crisis when their daughter, Vera, comes home with Morgan, an old criminal. Her father, Mats, fights desperately to win his daughter back.
Runge has directed a number of short films and TV productions.
In 2017, Runge directed the drama film, The Wife starring Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Annie Starke and Max Irons. For this role, Close won a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and the Santa Barbara Int Film festival award for Best Leading Actress in 2018, among others.
In June 2019, Runge was awarded H.M the King's Medal 8th size for "significant contributions as a director and dramatist".
Filmography
Festen, co-directed Lena Koppel 1984
Skymningsjägare 1985
Steward Gustafssons julafton 1985
Brasiliens röda kaffebär 1986
Intill den nya världens kust 1987
Maskinen 1988
Mördaren 1989
Vinden 1989
Vart skall jag fly för ditt ansikte, co-director Jimmy Karlsson 1989
Morgonen 1990
Greger Olsson köper en bil 1990
Ögonblickets barn 1991
En dag på stranden 1994
Sverige in Memorian, co-director Lena Dahlberg 1994