# Christian Holm-Glad

Christian Alexander Holm-Glad (born 24 December 1976) is a Norwegian film director.
Christian Holm-Glad has directed and produced numerous music videos, TV-series and documentaries. He has worked with artists including Kygo, Calvin Harris, Madcon, Kano,Serena Maneesh, Kaada, Number Seven Deli, Cloroform, Thirstin Howl III, Launderettes and more and has had number one hits in the UK and in Norway. He has also directed several TV series for Scandinavian TV in addition to numerous commercials and short films. He has been nominated seven times and has received one Norwegian Emmy Award "Gullruten", and clips from his series have been seen over 30 million times on YouTube. He is a veteran of international film festivals, receiving nominations and awards from festivals across the globe. Christian Holm-Glad is the founder of the Norwegian production company Bulldozer Film and the Norwegian art and science edutainment company Science Addiction. Christian Holm-Glad has been signed as a director at the Scandinavian production company Bacon, the French production company Excuse My French and the American production company REVERIE Content.

## Features, documentaries & TV

| Series / Film title | Description | |
| Entangled Animal | We need nature more than nature needs us. | Cannes World Film Festival (winner) |
| Valhalla | The Viking children Røskva and Tjalfe embark on an adventurous journey from Midgard to Valhalla with the gods Thor and Loki. | Cinemas world wide |
| Religion of Sports – Follow that Line | Race Across America is an ultra-cycling event that runs the length of the US, clocking in at a little over 3000 miles. Sarah Cooper, a 45-year-old mother of four from Iowa and an ultra-cycling phenomenon, sets out to finish the race in under 10 days. | Netflix/DirectTV |
| Larger Than Life | A series about life sciences. | NRK |
| Med livet som innsats (Life on the Line) | Edutainment series where the host puts his life on the line to prove the laws of physics. | NRK |
| Sushi & Nuclear | Short documentary in Japan with physicist Sunniva Rose. | VGTV |
| How Do They Do It? | Discovery Channel series (20 episodes). | Discovery Channel |
| Fylla | Edutainment series about the effects of alcohol. | NRK |
| I kveld med YLVIS | Late-night talk show with the Ylvis-brothers. | TV Norge |
| Typisk Deg | Entertainment series about human quirks with Petter Schjerven. | TV Norge |
| Folkeopplysningen | Popular science series that looks at alternative and faith-based medicine through scientific glasses, with physicist Andreas Wahl. | NRK |
| Chasing the World's Largest Number | Popular science series on numbers, statistics and mathematics, with Jo Røislien. | VGTV |
| Norwegian finals of the Eurovision Song Contest | Wrote and directed the opening sequence. | NRK |
| Siffer | Popular science series on numbers, statistics and mathematics, with Jo Røislien. | NRK |
| Om alt på 5 minutter | Educational films about everything between heaven and earth, with Petter Schjerven. | NRK |
| Påpp and Råkk | Drama comedy musical (1 episode). | NRK |
| Velg 09 | Portraits of eight political parties with Petter Schjerven. | NRK |
| Tingenes Tilstand 2 | Entertainment series with Petter Schjerven. | NRK |
| Tingenes Tilstand | Entertainment series with Petter Schjerven. | NRK |

## Short format

| Film title | Description |
| Triangle | Three short films from the perspectives of three people on the same evening |
| Chronic Insomnia | Second part of the Insomnia trilogy |
| Transient Insomnia | First part of the Insomnia trilogy |
| Rhapsody (Seven Vibes) | Sort film/commercial for the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra |

## Theatre

| Play | Description |
| Welhaven | A performance set up at Torshov theatre in Oslo, in collaboration with actor Kåre Conradi. |
| An Enemy of the People - Istanbul | An Enemy of the People with The Norwegian Ibsen Company in association with Galata Perform. |
| An Enemy of the People - Los Angeles | An Enemy of the People with The Norwegian Ibsen Company in association with Latino Theater Company. |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Festival/Award | Work selected/nominated |
| 2024 | Filmhaus (Winner) | WWF - We Are Nature |
| 2023 | Cine Paris Film festival (Winner) | WWF - We Are Nature |
| 2022 | Ramure D´Or Awards (Winner) | Entangled Animal |
| 2022 | Texas Arthaus Festival (Winner) | Entangled Animal |
| 2021 | Cannes World Film Festival (Winner) | Entangled Animal |
| 2021 | New York International Film Awards (Winner) | Entangled Animal |
| 2021 | The British Short Film Awards (Nominated Best Director) | Entangled Animal |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Film Awards (Winner) | We Have Survived Nature for Ages |
| 2021 | Hong Kong International Film Festival (Winner) | Entangled Animal |
| 2021 | Latin America Film Awards (Winner Best Director) | Entangled Animal |
| 2020 | Toronto Film Festival (Selected) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | New York City Independent Film Festival (Selected) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Long Story Shorts (Winner) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | International Music video Paris (finalist) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Lift-Off (Selected) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Paris Science (Selected) | The Un-Infinite Universe |
| 2020 | The European Independent Film Festival (Selected) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Berlin Music Video Awards (Nominated) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Hollywood Gold Awards (Winner – Best director) | The Un-Infinite Universe |
| 2020 | Hollywood Gold Awards (Winner) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Portland Film Festival (Selected) | We have survived nature for ages |
| 2020 | Aesthetica Film Festival (Selected) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2020 | Aesthetica Film Festival (Selected) | We have survived nature for ages |
| 2019 | Cinamafest (Selected) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2019 | Music Video Underground Festival (Semi-finalist) | Kaada – Farewell |
| 2019 | Epica Awards (Shortlisted) | Visit Norway |
| 2018 | VOTD (Winner) | Kygo – Telia MusicMaker |
| 2018 | VOTD (Winner) | Say Hi to Change |
| 2017 | Webby Awards | Life on the Line |
| 2017 | Paris Short Film Festival (Winner) | The Nordic Sound |
| 2017 | BAFTA recognised Aesthetica Short Film Festival | The Nordic Sound |
| 2017 | Widescreen Film Festival | Life on the Line |
| 2016 | Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes | Life on the Line |
| 2016 | Paris Art and Movie Awards | Life on the Line |
| 2016 | Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards | Sushi & Nuclear |
| 2016 | Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards | Chasing the World's Largest Number |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Cinefest | Chasing the World's Largest Number |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Cinefest | The Nordic Sound |
| 2016 | Breaking Waves Music and Arts Festival | The Nordic Sound |
| 2016 | Puerto Madero International Film Festival | The Nordic Sound |
| 2016 | Gullruten – (Norwegian Emmy) | Med livet som innsats (Life on the Line) |
| 2016 | VOTD | The Nordic Sound |
| 2016 | Film Shortage | Life on the Line |
| 2016 | Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival | Sushi & Nuclear |
| 2015 | Webby Award | Chasing The World's Largest Number |
| 2015 | The American Documentary Film Festival | Sushi & Nuclear |
| 2014 | Shots Contender | Driving Safely Home for Christmas |
| 2014 | Gullruten – (Norwegian Emmy) | Fylla |
| 2014 | Hove Festival | Chasing The World's Largest Number |
| 2013 | Aesthetica Short Film Festival | Chasing The World's Largest Number |
| 2013 | Aesthetica Short Film Festival | Animals |
| 2013 | The Visuelt awards | Rhapsody (Seven Vibes) |
| 2013 | New York Festivals | Rhapsody (Seven Vibes) |
| 2013 | Nordic Docs | Chasing The World's Largest Number |
| 2013 | The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Chasing The World's Largest Number |
| 2013 | Gullruten – (Norwegian Emmy) | Folkeopplysningen |
| 2013 | Gullruten – (Norwegian Emmy) | Typisk Deg |
| 2013 | Minimalen Short Film Festival | Chronic Insomnia |
| 2013 | Minimalen Short Film Festival | Transient Insomnia |
| 2012 | UK Music Video Awards | Rhapsody (Seven Vibes) |
| 2012 | The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Transient Insomnia |
| 2012 | Gullruten – (Norwegian Emmy) – 2 nominations | Siffer |
| 2010 | The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Madcon, Freaky Like Me |
| 2009 | The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Calvin Harris, Not Alone |
| 2008 | Gullruten – (Norwegian Emmy) | Tingenes Tilstand |
| 2006 | The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Serena Maneesh, Drain Cosmetics |
| 2006 | The Norwegian Short Film Festival | Number Seven Deli, Blame Me |
| 2005 | Alarmprisen | Serena Maneesh, Drain Cosmetics |