Bent Hamer
Origin: Norway
Born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956, BENT HAMER is a director, writer, producer and owner of the film production company BulBul Film. After studying law at The University of Oslo he completed his education in Film Theory and Literature at the University of Stockholm and in film making at Stockholms Filmskola. Bent’s feature films include the award winning _O’Horten_ (2008), _Factotum_ (2005), _Kitchen Stories_ (2003) and _Eggs_ (1995) which all had their international premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival. _1001 Grams_ (2014), _O’Horten_ and _Kitchen Stories_ were Norway’s entry for The Academy Award. In 2013 Bent was awarded the Norwegian Amanda Honorary Award for his complete work.