Øyvind Sandberg

{{Short description|Norwegian film director (1953–2021)}}

Øyvind Sandberg (24 April 1953 – 13 January 2021), was a Norwegian film director born in Bergen.

Biography

His directing career mainly consists of documentaries depicting Norwegian people leading original and often ancient ways of life. He won two awards at the 2002 Tromsø International Film Festival for his documentary Å seile sin egen sjø (Coastal Life).{{cite web |url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=49 |title=Coastal Life (Å seile sin egen sjø) |accessdate=2008-04-17|work=The Norwegian Film Institute}}

Five of his TV documentaries have been released on the DVD Regi: Øyvind Sandberg: Livsstil på hell (1989), Ålefiskerne (1994), Laksefiskerne (1995), Elmer og blomsterbåten (1999) and Konsert for tre hester i to takter (2007).{{cite web |url=http://www.nfi.no/filmbutikken/tittel.html?id=14525 |title=DVD information |accessdate=2009-05-04|work=The Norwegian Film Institute}}

In October 2012, Sandberg was named Bergen's Best Bergenser by the news website, BT.no.{{cite web | url=http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/bergensbeste/Dette-er-Bergens-beste-bergenser-2779289.html |title=This is Bergen's Best Bergenser |accessdate=2012-10-13 |work="BT.no}}

He was the son of Haakon Sandberg, also a film director.

Filmography

References

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