Bent Hamer

Bent Hamer
Born 1956
Sandefjord, Norway
Occupation film director, writer, producer

Bent Hamer is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956.

Biography

Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and documentaries. His first film, Eggs, premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in the Directors' Fortnight section. That same year, it was shown in competition at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival[1] where it won the award for Best First Film; it also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto Film Festival. His 2003 film Kitchen Stories screened at many international festivals and was the Norwegian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

In April 2004, Bent Hamer started shooting Factotum based on the novel of the same name by US poet and writer Charles Bukowski. The screenplay was written by Hamer and Jim Stark (Mystery Train, Cold Fever), who produced the film together with Christine Walker (American Splendor). The film premiered at the Kosmorama Film Festival in Trondheim, Norway, on 2005-04-12.

Hamer is the owner and founder of the BulBul Film Association, established in Oslo in 1994.

Filmography

Feature Films:

Short Films:

Documentaries:

References

  1. ↑ "19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995)". MIFF. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.filmfondet.no/icm.aspx?PageId=2444&Hgf=1

External links

Norwegian Film Institute Webpage for O'Horten