Håvard Bustnes
Directing
- Born
- September 15, 1973 (age 53) · Oslo, Norway
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.
Known for
Golden Dawn Girls
April 6, 2018
Big John
August 22, 2008
The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy
March 19, 2025
Two Raging Grannies
November 13, 2013
Name of the Game
January 18, 2022
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
March 25, 2024
Behind the Mask
February 17, 2024
Privacy of Wounds
November 19, 2018
Health Factory
June 19, 2010
My AI Election
January 26, 2026
Let Our Mountains Live
August 25, 2026
Behind the camera12
- 2026Let Our Mountains Live Director, Producer, Writer
- 2026My AI Election Director, Producer
- 2025The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy Director
- 2024Phantoms of the Sierra Madre Director, Producer
- 2024Behind the Mask Director, Producer, Writer
- 2022Name of the Game Director, Writer, Producer
- 2018Privacy of Wounds Executive Producer
- 2018Golden Dawn Girls Director
- 2013Two Raging Grannies Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2010