Bent Hamer
Bent Hamer is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956.
Biography
Hamer studied film theory and literature at the Stockholm University and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and documentaries. His first film, Eggs, premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in the Directors' Fortnight section. That same year, it was shown in competition at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Film; it also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. His 2003 film Kitchen Stories screened at many international festivals and was the Norwegian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.In April 2004, Bent Hamer started shooting Factotum based on the novel of the same name by US poet and writer Charles Bukowski. The screenplay was written by Hamer and Jim Stark, who produced the film together with Christine Walker. The film premiered at the Kosmorama Film Festival in Trondheim, Norway, on April 12, 2005.
Hamer is the owner and founder of the BulBul Film Association, established in Oslo in 1994.
Filmography
Feature films
Eggs, 1995Water Easy Reach, 1998Kitchen Stories, 2003Factotum, 2005O' Horten, 2008Home for Christmas, 20101001 Grams- ''The Middle Man''