Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Born (1980-03-11) 11 March 1980 (age 44)[1]
Trondheim, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma mater
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2007–present

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen (born 11 March 1980) is a Norwegian cinematographer, who lives and works in Denmark. For his work on Victoria (2015), Grøvlen won a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

Early life and education

Grøvlen grew up in the Kattem and Lundåsen neighbourhoods of Trondheim, Norway.[2] He studied film history and film theory at Lillehammer University College from 2000 to 2001. He then studied at European Film College in Ebeltoft from 2001 to 2002. He studied photography at Bergen Academy of Art and Design from 2003 to 2006, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Between 2007 and 2011, he studied film at the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen.[3]

Career

Until 2013, Grøvlen spelled his middle name Brandt.

Grøvlen was cinematographer on Anders Morgenthaler's drama The 11th Hour (2014), starring Kim Basinger and Sebastian Schipper. Grøvlen then completed the cinematography on Schipper's film Victoria (2015). The film was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival[4] where Grøvlen won a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography.[5][6] The film has a 140-minute runtime and was shot in a single continuous take, without cuts. Victoria was Grøvlen's second feature film as a cinematographer.[7] He was also a cinematographer on the Icelandic film Hrútar, which premiered in 2015 and won the audience award at the Tromsø International Film Festival in 2016.[8][9] He was also the cinematographer on the Danish film Another Round (2020), directed by Thomas Vinterberg.[10] Another Round was awarded the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[11] and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.[12]

In January 2021, he was awarded the Liv Ullmann Prize for his efforts as a leading cinematographer in both Nordic and international film.[13]

Personal life

Grøvlen lives and works in Copenhagen.[1] In addition to his mother tongue of Norwegian, he is fluent in Danish and English.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2014 The Agreement Karen Stokkendal Poulsen Documentary
The 11th Hour Anders Morgenthaler
2015 Victoria Sebastian Schipper
Rams Grímur Hákonarson
Home Sweet Home Katrine Philp Television documentary
2016 Shelley Ali Abbasi
Heartstone Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
2017 The Discovery Charlie McDowell
2018 Before the Frost Michael Noer
2019 On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship Karen Stokkendal Poulsen Documentary
2020 Shirley[14] Josephine Decker
Wendy Benh Zeitlin Director of photography
Last and First Men Jóhann Jóhannsson
Another Round[15] Thomas Vinterberg
2021 The Innocents Eskil Vogt
2022 Beautiful Beings Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
War Sailor Gunnar Vikene
2024 Life and Other Problems Max Kestner
TBA The Summer Book † Charlie McDowell

Short films

Year Title Director Notes
2007 Unsee David Earle
2009 Skabeloner Nadim Carlsen and Sturla B. Grøvlen
Lille Drage Asger Krøjer Kallesøe
The Gentlemen Janus Bragi Jakobsson Documentary
2010 In Darkness There Is Light Ali Abbasi
Stefan Andreas Thaulow
Venus Tor Fruergaard
2011 Deleted Scene (From an Imaginary Film) David B Earle
Underneath the Dark Anita Mathal Hopland Documentary
Karim Ulaano Salim Director of photography
M for Markus Ali Abbasi
Før stormen Andreas Thaulow
2012 Touch of Magic Tobias Gundorff Boesen Director of photography
My Tokyo Fairytale Marie Limkilde Documentary
Ung for evigt Ulaano Salim
Turbo Andreas Thaulow
2013 A Doll's House Tobias Gundorff Boesen
Et Dukkehjem Tobias Gundorff Boesen
2014 Lubich & Davidsen Sara Lubich
Ártún Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
2015 Riders Jesper Vidkjær Director of photography
2016 Pistol Andreas Thaulow
2018 Kina Tobias Gundorff Boesen

Television series

Year Title Director Notes
2014 Kødkataloget Tea Lindeburg 6 episodes
2015 Kunstnerens Lærling Anders Morgenthaler
2023 War Sailor Gunnar Vikene Netflix re-release

Music videos

Year Title Artist Director
2011 "A Dark God Heart" Sleep Party People Marie Limkilde
"Red Swan" The Mob Milad Alami
"Sensation" PowerSolo Tor Fruergaard
"Farligt" F.U.K.T Lars Halvorsen and Heine Kaarsberg
2012 "Dance" Rebecca & Fiona Lærke Herthoni
2013 "On the Ropes (Out of Line)" The Floor Is Made of Lava Marie Limkilde
"Are We Lovers" Silver 6 Christian Eaglecastle
2016 "Go Robot" Red Hot Chili Peppers Thoranna Sigurdardottir

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, DFF". sturla.dk. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "16 February 2015". Adresseavisen. p. 25.
  3. ^ "Curriculum vitae". sturla.dk. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Jafar Panahi's New Film in Competition". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ^ Ford, Rebecca (16 February 2015). "Berlin: Adopt Films Picks Up 'Victoria' for U.S." Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ^ "16 February 2015". Adresseavisen. p. 29.
  8. ^ "Publikumsprisen". Tromsø International Film Festival (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. ^ Turan, Kenneth (4 February 2016). "Review: In 'Rams,' hardheaded Icelandic brothers clash with each other but love their animals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ Roxborough, Scott (16 April 2021). "Making of 'Another Round': How Director Thomas Vinterberg Found Strength to Complete "Tribute" Film After Family Tragedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 April 2021). "'Another Round's Thomas Vinterberg Pays Emotional Tribute To Late Daughter With International Feature Oscar Win, Calls Film "Her Monument"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". BAFTA. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Liv Ullmann-prisen til Sturla Brandth Grøvlen". Rushprint.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Shirley". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Et glass til". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. ^ Pedersen, Erik (5 March 2023). "ASC Awards: 'Elvis' Cinematographer Mandy Walker Takes Top Film Prize; 'The Old Man' Is Double TV Winner – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 19 August 2024.