Oddvar Bull Tuhus

{{Short description|Norwegian film director (born 1940)}}

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| birthname = Oddvar Bull Tuhus

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1940|12|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| nationality = Norwegian

| occupation = Writer, film director, film producer

| years_active = 1970–present

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| awards = Amanda Honorary Award (2021)

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Oddvar Bull Tuhus (born 14 December 1940) is a Norwegian film director, script writer and television worker. His film debut was Rødblått paradis from 1971. His Maria Marusjka from 1973 was awarded the Norwegian Film Critics' Prize. His film Streik! from 1974, based on a novel by Tor Obrestad, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Tuhus was manager for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's department NRK Drama from 1994 to 2000.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Oddvar Bull Tuhus |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Per |last=Haddal |authorlink=Per Haddal|editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Oddvar_Bull_Tuhus/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=1 April 2010}}{{cite encyclopedia |title=Oddvar Bull Tuhus |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |first=Trond Olav |last=Svendsen |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Oddvar_Bull_Tuhus |language=Norwegian | accessdate=1 April 2010 }} In his movie Hockey Fever, goaltender Jørn Goldstein has a central role.[https://www.jodiskmuseumoslo.no/en-gb/mg-sept14 Månedens gjenstand][https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326253/ "Jørn Goldstein" - IMDb]

He received the Amanda Honorary Award for 2021.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Amandaprisen |first1=Trond Olav |last1=Svendsen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Amandaprisen |language=Norwegian |access-date=25 March 2023}}