Håvard Bustnes
Håvard Bustnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1973 Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, cinema producer |
Håvard Bustnes is a prolific Norwegian film director and cinema producer, co-owner of UpNorth Film.[1][2]
Bustnes holds a degree in Directing for Television from the College of Film and TV at Lillehammer, Norway.[3] His international success came with the 2008 film Big John, which won Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama in Malmö, The Golden Chair in Grimstad, and The Crystal Heart Award in the United States.[2][4][1]
In 2016, Bustnes was honoured with NTNUs filmpris for his contribution to the film industry in Trondelag and development of the film community in Trondheim and the Trondelag region. The press release praised him as one of the region's brightest filmmakers, as well as a director and producer who has demonstrated the international quality of his documentaries.[5]
His 2017 documentary Golden Dawn Girls was selected to more than 50 film festivals around the world and won at the Human International Documentary Film Festival, One World Brussels and Nordic/ Docs.[6]
Bustnes's most recent project are Phantoms of Sierra Madre,[7] presented at CPH:WIP forum,[8] and The Corporate Spy, already granted NOK 900,000 by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.[9]
Filmography
[edit]- 2004: Business as Usual
- 2007: Riktig Mental Innstilling
- 2008: Big John (2008 film)
- 2010: Helsefabrikken
- 2013: Two Raging Grannies
- 2017: Golden Dawn Girls[10]
- 2021: Name of the Game (2021 film)
- 2023: Behind the Mask (2023 film)
- 2024: Phantoms of the Sierra Madre[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Håvard Bustnes". Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b Hjelmeland, Hannah (2021-12-03). "Name of the Game by Håvard Bustnes to TIFF 2022". TIFF. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Two Raging Grannies". Documenta Madrid. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Jensen, John Rossing (2014-03-28). "Two Raging Grannies tour Norway with their new documentary". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Skulstad Flattum, Maia (2016-03-10). "Håvard Bustnes vant NTNU sin nye filmpris". Montages. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Behind the Mask". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Pham, Annika (2024-03-01). "CPH:DOX Competitor, Apache Doc Tribute 'Phantoms of the Sierra Madre' Added to DR Sales Slate". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Economou, Vassilis (2023-02-14). "CPH:FORUM reveals its selection". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Pham, Annika (2023-06-22). "Six features, four documentaries and three series receive funding". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Golden Dawn Girls". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Phantoms of the Sierra Madre". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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