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Håvard Bustnes

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 1267618

IMDb ID: nm1129691

Known for: Directing

Born: September 15, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Oslo, Norway

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2026

Years active: 19

Average TMDB rating: 5.78

Wikidata: Q11976433

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Biography

Håvard Bustnes (1973) has directed and produced documentaries for more than 20 years. He is based in Trondheim where he is a founding member and co-owner of the production company UpNorth Film. Bustnes made his international breakthrough with the feature documentary "Big John" (2008) which won several awards, including the Amanda Award, Best Nordic Documentary at Nordic Panorama in Malmö, The Golden Chair in Grimstad, and The Crystal Heart Award in USA. After this, his movies "Health Factory" (2010), "Two Raging Grannies" (2013), and "Golden Dawn Girls" (2017) have been screened at more then 100 film festivals, won awards and nominations at notable film festivals like IDFA and Hot Docs, and have been broadcast at television and cinemas worldwide. His latest feature "Name of the Game" (2021) premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam, which is the worlds biggest documentary film festival.