Thomas Robsahm (born 29 April 1964) is a Norwegian film producer and

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Personal life

Born in Arendal on 29 April 1964, Robsahm is the son of actors

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and Margarete Robsahm, and is married to screenwriter and actress Silje Holtet.

Career

Robsahm has produced a large number of

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and

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s. Films he has directed include the crime drama '' Svarte pantere'' (1992), and ''Myggen'' (1996), a documentary about Norwegian footballer

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. His 1999 comedy '' S.O.S.'' was awarded the Amanda Award for best Norwegian film. In 2009 he produced ''

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'', directed by Margreth Olin. He produced three films directed by

Joachim Trier Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director, best known for '' Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), ''Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), ''Thelma'' (2017), and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021). For the latter film, he ...

; ''

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'' in 2015, '' Thelma'' in 2017, and '' The Worst Person in the World'' in 2021. He was awarded the

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in 2016 for ''Louder than bombs'', along with director Joachim Trier and scriptwriter

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References

1964 births Living people Norwegian film directors Norwegian film producers Norwegian people of Italian descent {{norway-film-bio-stub