Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
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. 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. 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 where Grøvlen won a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography. 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. 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. He was also the cinematographer on the Danish film "Another Round" (2020), directed by Thomas Vinterberg. "Another Round" was awarded the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. In January 2021, he was awarded the Liv Ullmann Prize for his efforts as a  leading cinematographer in both Nordic and international film. Personal life. Grøvlen lives and works in Copenhagen. In addition to his mother tongue of Norwegian, he is fluent in Danish and English.