Worked on 'THE HANGING SUN'

In 2021, I worked 3 months on Francesco Carrozzini's first feature film, an adaptation of Jo Nesbø's book Midnight Sun. I location scouted the film in pre-production and operated haze in special effects team during production. The film is set to close the Biennale Cinema 2022 - Venice International Film Festival. Starring Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), Jessica Brown Findlay (Black Mirror), Alessandro Borghi, Sam Spruell (Taken 3) and Peter Mullan (Ozark).

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TEFT-award

Once a year, Sparebanken Møre awards talented, ambitious youth in different cultural categories. The award consists of 50 000 NOK and a trophy. I'm grateful to have been granted the TEFT-award from Sparebanken Møre in 2021.

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MOVED TO STOCKHOLM

In August 2020 I moved from Bergen to Stockholm to study narrative film production at Stockholm Film School. I am very grateful I was able to dedicate majority of my time to study and experiment with fiction and art for two years. The school has alumni students such as Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg, Daniel Espinosa and Linus Sandgren who all have achieved great things in the film industry.

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FIRST MUSIC VIDEO

In May 2020, we started pre-production on my first music video. A great collaboration with the artist, Erlend Ødegård. We spent two weeks developing a concept and quickly decided not to go for a narrative. linear story. Instead we wanted to create conceptual scenes that could symbolise something that had to do with a tough heartbreak.

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BRANDING A GLOBAL
LEADING INSURANCE
COMPANY

In December 2019, Norwegian Hull Club approached me with a vision for a brand film they wanted to make. Norwegian Hull Club ranks among the largest pure marine insurers in the world and they are serving members and clients worldwide.

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Two years in KIND

In August 2017, I joined the international, multi-award winning, full-service branding agency KIND Conceptual Branding. An agency which was named Europe's best agency by the European Design Awards 2019/20. Working two years in Bergen with both photography and film production for brands such as 7 Fjell, Santander Norway, Cutters, Lerøy, Adams Matkasse, Giannotti and more.

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'The Letter' won AWARDS

In March 2017, 'The Letter' won four awards at Sogndal Film Festival and the Audience Award at Amandus International Student Film Festival. Also with some international screenings in Romania and Morocco. The production consisted of 26 people and the soundtrack was composed by Polish composer Rafal Gosciminski.

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