Sigve Endresen (born November 12, 1953, in
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
) is a
producer and
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
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of
documentary films
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.
Career
In 1998, Sigve Endresen received the
Aamot statuette. In 2009, Sigve Endresen and Brede Hovland jointly received the
Kanon Award in the Best Producer category for their work on the film ''
North
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Etymology
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'' . In 2021, he co-directed the documentary ''Generasjon Utøya'' which focused on the experiences of survivors of the Utøya massacre. The film was awarded the Human prize and was nominated for the
Amanda award 2021 in the category best Norwegian cinema film and best documentary film.
Endresen founded the production company Motlys, which has been operational for over four decades.
Partial filmography
* 1986: ''
Mama Tumaini''
* 1989: ''For harde livet''
* 1991: ''
Byttinger''
* 1995: ''Store gutter gråter ikke''
* 1998: ''Leve blant løver''
* 2002: ''Vektløs''
* 2005: ''Alt for Norge''
* 2009:
North
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography.
Etymology
T ...
(producer)
* 2011: ''Jeg reiser alene'' (producer)
* 2011: ''
Oslo, 31. august'' (producer)
* 2014: ''
Blind''
* 2021: ''Generasjon Utøya'' (director and producer)
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References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Norwegian film directors
Norwegian film producers