Håvard Bustnes

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1973-09-15 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Oslo, Norway

Håvard Bustnes

Biography

Håvard Bustnes (1973) has directed and produced documentaries for more than 20 years. He is based in Trondheim where he is a founding member and co-owner of the production company UpNorth Film. Bustnes made his international breakthrough with the feature documentary "Big John" (2008) which won several awards, including the Amanda Award, Best Nordic Documentary at Nordic Panorama in Malmö, The Golden Chair in Grimstad, and The Crystal Heart Award in USA. After this, his movies "Health Factory" (2010), "Two Raging Grannies" (2013), and "Golden Dawn Girls" (2017) have been screened at more then 100 film festivals, won awards and nominations at notable film festivals like IDFA and Hot Docs, and have been broadcast at television and cinemas worldwide. His latest feature "Name of the Game" (2021) premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam, which is the worlds biggest documentary film festival.

Known For

Director

2023
Behind the Mask

as Director

2022
Name of the Game

as Director

2018
Golden Dawn Girls

as Director

2013
2010
Health Factory

as Director

2008
Big John

as Director

Producer

2023
Behind the Mask

as Producer

2022
Name of the Game

as Producer

2018
Privacy of Wounds

as Executive Producer

2013

Writer

2023
Behind the Mask

as Writer

2022
2013
Two Raging Grannies

as Screenplay

2010
Health Factory

as Writer

2008
Big John

as Writer

Actor

2024
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

as Self (uncredited)