Marius Holst (born 15 January 1965) is a

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, a producer and a

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Life

Film school student

Marius Holst studied at the

London International Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

. In 1990, his diploma film was nominated for the Amanda Award for Best Short Film, and for the

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and won the BBC Drama Award Grand Prix Potier.

Career

In 1994 his first feature film ''

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Making the sign of the cross ( la, signum crucis), or blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity. This blessing is made by the tracing of an upright cross or + across the body with ...

'' was a box-office success in Norway, and became an international festival hit, winning the Prix de Montreal at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Interna ...

and the Blue Angel Award at the

45th Berlin International Film Festival The 45th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 22 February 1995. The Golden Bear was awarded to French film '' The Bait'' directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The retrospective dedicated to American actor Buster Keaton was sho ...

. Marius Holst is a co-founder and owner of the production company 4 ½, along with fellow director

Pål Sletaune Pål Sletaune (born 4 March 1960) is a Norwegian film director and photographer. His films include '' Junk Mail'', '' Naboer'' and '' The Monitor''. He was awarded the Amanda Award in 1997, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2020. Early life ...

and producers Turid Øversveen and

Håkon Øverås Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden),Oxford Dictionary of First Names Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006 "Håkon Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Hákon or Háukon, from hā ' ...

. Established in 1998, the company produces both feature films and commercials.

Filmography

* 1990: ''Visiting Hours'' (Besøkstid) * 1994: ''

Cross my Heart and Hope to Die Making the sign of the cross ( la, signum crucis), or blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity. This blessing is made by the tracing of an upright cross or + across the body with ...

'' (Ti kniver i hjertet) * 1996: ''Scent of Man'' (Lukten av mann) * 1996: '' 1996: Pust på meg!'' * 2001: ''

Dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

'' (Øyenstikker) * 2005: ''

Bastard Bastard may refer to: Parentage * Illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents ** Bastard (law of England and Wales), illegitimacy in English law People People with the name * Bastard (surname), including a list of people with that na ...

'' (Kjøter) * 2006: ''

Mirush ''Mirush'' (''Blodsbånd'') is a Norwegian movie from 2007 directed by Marius Holst. It tells the story of an Albanian boy, Mirush, who travels to Norway in search of his father. Italian actor Enrico Lo Verso plays the role of Bekim, Mirush's fa ...

'' (Blodsbånd) * 2010: ''

King of Devil's Island ''King of Devil's Island'' (french: Les Révoltés de l'île du Diable), ( no, Kongen av Bastøy) is a 2010 French-Norwegian action drama film directed by Marius Holst.Mordene i Kongo ''Mordene i Kongo'', theatrically as Congo, is a 2018 Norwegian crime film directed by Marius Holst and co-produced by Christian Fredrik Martin and Asle Vatn with South African producer Marlow De Mardt. The film stars Aksel Hennie and Tobias San ...

References

External links

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Marius Holst´s Statement about Mirush

Interview about Dragonfly
by the

BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...

1965 births Living people Norwegian film directors Norwegian film producers Norwegian screenwriters Date of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the London Film School {{Norway-film-director-stub