Håvard Bustnes

Håvard Bustnes (1973) has directed and produced documentaries for more than 20 years. He is based in Trondheim where he is a founding member and co-owner of the production company UpNorth Film. Bustnes made his international breakthrough with the feature documentary "Big John" (2008) which won several awards, including the Amanda Award, Best Nordic Documentary at Nordic Panorama in Malmö, The Golden Chair in Grimstad, and The Crystal Heart Award in USA. After this, his movies "Health Factory" (2010), "Two Raging Grannies" (2013), and "Golden Dawn Girls" (2017) have been screened at more then 100 film festivals, won awards and nominations at notable film festivals like IDFA and Hot Docs, and have been broadcast at television and cinemas worldwide. His latest feature "Name of the Game" (2021) premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam, which is the worlds biggest documentary film festival.

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Norwegian Dream

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Average Rating

6.0

19 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 2023

3 years ago
Golden Dawn Girls

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Average Rating

5.8

10 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 2018

8 years ago
Big John

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Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

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Aug 22, 2008

17 years ago
Big John

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Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

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Aug 22, 2008

17 years ago
The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy

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Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 2025

1 year ago
Two Raging Grannies

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Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

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Nov 13, 2013

12 years ago
Two Raging Grannies

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Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

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Nov 13, 2013

12 years ago
Two Raging Grannies

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Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 2013

12 years ago
Name of the Game

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Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2022

4 years ago
Name of the Game

Department Writing

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Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

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Jan 18, 2022

4 years ago
Name of the Game

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Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2022

4 years ago
Behind the Mask

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0.0

0 votes

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Nov 13, 2023

2 years ago
Behind the Mask

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0.0

0 votes

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Nov 13, 2023

2 years ago
Behind the Mask

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0.0

0 votes

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Nov 13, 2023

2 years ago
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

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0.0

0 votes

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Sep 20, 2024

1 year ago
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 2024

1 year ago
Privacy of Wounds

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Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2018

7 years ago
Health Factory

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2010

16 years ago
Health Factory

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0.0

0 votes

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Jun 19, 2010

16 years ago
Positive Mental Attitude

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0.0

0 votes

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Jan 10, 2007

19 years ago
Positive Mental Attitude

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2007

19 years ago
Positive Mental Attitude

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2007

19 years ago

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