Sigve Endresen (born November 12, 1953 in
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
) is a
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
and
director of
documentary films.
Career
In 1998, Sigve Endresen received the
Aamot statuette. In 2009, Sigve Endresen and Brede Hovland jointly received the
Kanon Award
The Kanon Award is one of the movie awards of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama. Every year during ''Kosmorama'', the Kanon Award is given to a selected individual within a category. The categories include Best Actor, Best Director and Best Produc ...
in the Best Producer category for their work on the film ''
North'' . 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
''Mama Tumaini – Tumaini betyr håp'' (Mother Hope) is a Norwegian–Tanzanian drama film and family film from 1986. It was directed by Martin Mhando and Sigve Endresen. The story takes place in Tanzania and Norway. The film is based on an Afri ...
''
* 1989: ''For harde livet''
* 1991: ''
Byttinger
''Byttinger'' ( en, Changelings}) is a 1991 Norwegian drama film directed by Sigve Endresen, starring Bjarte Hjelmeland and Stig Henrik Hoff. A group of seven inner-city youths are given the choice between prison and a rehabilitation camp in ...
''
* 1995: ''Store gutter gråter ikke''
* 1998: ''Leve blant løver''
* 2002: ''Vektløs''
* 2005: ''Alt for Norge''
* 2009:
North (producer)
* 2011: ''Jeg reiser alene'' (producer)
* 2011: ''
Oslo, 31. august'' (producer)
* 2014: ''
Blind''
* 2021: ''Generasjon Utøya'' (director and producer)
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References
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1953 births
Living people
Norwegian film directors
Norwegian film producers