Øyvind Sandberg (24 April 1953 – 13 January 2021), was a Norwegian
film director born in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
.
Biography
His directing career mainly consists of documentaries depicting Norwegian people leading original and often ancient ways of life. He won two awards at the 2002
Tromsø International Film Festival
The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway.
The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991. TIFF has 5 screening venues, including one ...
for his documentary ''
Å seile sin egen sjø (Coastal Life)''.
Five of his TV documentaries have been released on the DVD ''Regi: Øyvind Sandberg'': Livsstil på hell (1989), Ålefiskerne (1994), Laksefiskerne (1995), Elmer og blomsterbåten (1999) and Konsert for tre hester i to takter (2007).
In October 2012, Sandberg was named Bergen's Best Bergenser by the news website, BT.no.
He was the son of
Haakon Sandberg, also a film director.
Filmography
* ''
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'' (2007). ''Hearts'' - English title
* ''
Bare en kvist'' (2004). ''Simply a Twig'' - English title
* ''
Å seile sin egen sjø'' (2002). ''Coastal Life'' - English title
References
External links
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1953 births
2021 deaths
Norwegian film directors
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