Bent Hamer
Born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956, Hamer studied film theory and literature
at the University of Stockholm and also attended the Stockholm Film School.
In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of
short films and documentaries. His first film, EGGS, debuted at the 1995
Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in the Directors Fortnight. That
same year, it was shown in competition at the Moscow International Film
Festival where it won the award for Best First Film; it also received the
FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto Film Festival. In April 2004, Hamer will
start shooting FACTOTUM based on the novel of the same name by American poet
and writer Charles Bukowski. The screenplay was written by Hamer and Jim
Stark (producer: NIGHT ON EARTH, DOWN BY LAW, MYSTERY TRAIN) who are
producing the film together with Christine Walker (line producer: AMERICAN
SPLENDOR). Hamer is the owner and founder of BulBul Film AS, established in
Oslo in 1994
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