Sturla Brandth Grøvlen (born 11 March 1980) is a Norwegian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

, who lives and works in

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. For his work on ''

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

'' (2015), Grøvlen won a

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for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography at the

65th Berlin International Film Festival The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...

Early life and education

Grøvlen grew up in the Kattem and Lundåsen neighbourhoods of

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Norway. He studied film history and film theory at

Lillehammer University College Lillehammer University College ( no, Høgskolen i Lillehammer) was a state university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer, Norway. It was merged with Hedmark University College to become the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in 20 ...

from 2000 to 2001. He then studied at

European Film College European Film College (Danish: Den Europæiske Filmhøjskole) is a film school and a Danish folk high school in Denmark, offering 1-year film foundation programme in practical filmmaking covering the fields of screenwriting, camera, sound, acting ...

Ebeltoft Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,204 (1 January 2022).Bergen Academy of Art and Design Bergen Academy of Art and Design ( no, Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen) or KHiB was one of two independent and accredited scientific institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway (The other is Oslo National Academy o ...

from 2003 to 2006, receiving a

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degree. Between 2007 and 2011, he studied film at the

National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark ( da, Den Danske Filmskole) is an independent institution under the Ministry of Culture of Denmark, Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen, Copenhagen, Holmen in ...

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

Career

Until 2013, Grøvlen spelled his middle name ''Brandt''. Grøvlen was cinematographer on

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's drama '' The 11th Hour'' (2014), starring

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and

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. Grøvlen then completed the cinematography on Schipper's film ''

'' (2015). The film was screened in the main competition section of the

where Grøvlen won a

for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography. The film has a 140-minute runtime and was shot in a single continuous take, without cuts. ''Victoria'' was Grøvlen's second feature film as a cinematographer. He was also a cinematographer on the Icelandic film ''Hrútar'', which premiered in 2015 and won the audience award at the

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in 2016. He was also the cinematographer on the Danish film '' Another Round'' (2020), directed by

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. ''Another Round'' was awarded the

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and the

BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language The BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. The award was first given at the 36th British Academy Film Awards, rec ...

. In January 2021, he was awarded the Liv Ullmann Prize for his efforts as a leading cinematographer in both Nordic and international film.

Personal life

Grøvlen lives and works in Copenhagen. In addition to his mother tongue of Norwegian, he is fluent in Danish and English.

Filmography

Film

Short films

Television series

Music videos

Awards and honours

* 2015:

for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography for ''

'' by

(tied with Evgeniy Privin and Serhiy Mykhalchuk for '' Under Electric Clouds'') * 2015: Best Cinematography for ''Victoria'' in the 65th ceremony of the

German Film Award The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

References

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grovlen, Sturla Brandth 1980 births Living people Norwegian cinematographers Norwegian male artists People from Trondheim Lillehammer University College alumni Bergen Academy of Art and Design alumni German Film Award winners Norwegian emigrants to Denmark