Born in Sortland, Norway in 1985, he studied film and television at Lillehammer University College and spent a semester at Hawaii Pacific University. He went on to study at the Nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole, graduating in 2009. His short films have screened at numerous festivals. In 2009 he was a participant in Berlinale Talents; his short Levis hest (Levi's Horse) screened in the Generation section in 2012. His debut feature film Oskars Amerika was developed with a Eurimages Co-Production Development Award.
Berlinale
