Hallvar Witzø
Directing
Biography
Hallvar Witzø (born 1984) is a Norwegian film director. Witzø grew up in the small town of Leksvik in central Norway. He studied film directing at Lillehammer's Norwegian Film School, graduating in 2010. In 2012, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film for the film Tuba Atlantic. However, the nomination was later revoked after the Academy learned that the film was broadcast on television in 2010. His most recent film is Everybody Hates Johan (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Hallvar Witzø, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Norwegians' quest for the perfect holiday in the summer house, the constant experience that the dream never becomes a reality and the belief that it certainly will be better next summer.
Neste sommer
Fictional, close and humorous look into Thomas Giertsens life.
Helt perfekt
Johan is a friendly but self-absorbed man with a difficult inability to say no. He strives for the perfect life, but is getting involved constantly in uncomfortable situations.
Helt perfekt
Emma is a working-class 25-year-old who discovers she's actually the daughter of a Norwegian shipping magnate. The news comes as a shock, and even more surprising is that she has been named in his will, inheriting a large portion of the family business, but the inheritance comes with an even greater revelation – four siblings she never knew existed.
Nepobaby
When chaotic single mother Emilie hits a new low, she looks to her brother for help. He has a brilliant plan: to enter a cross-country ski marathon.
The Wrong Track
King Johan has ruled according to all traditions, until a poll in Norways largest newspaper claims that only 48 percent think the royals do a good job. Then the king takes action to try to turn public opinion with the help of his wife.
Dear Compatriots
Johan, a loner with horses and explosives, is never accepted by the local community. We follow his struggle for belonging in the village and the lifelong, unrequited love for the girl next door, which he accidentally blew up in his youth.
Everybody Hates Johan
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Nårje
Everybody is going to die one day. Oskar (70) is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago. Will he reach his brother, who he believes lives on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it is too late?
Tuba Atlantic
Four generations, each with a crisis, set in four different parts of Norway on the Norwegian Independence Day.
Yes We Love
After Nader and Janne share a tense moment in a bus doorway, this chance encounter transports them into a shared reality. As one door closes behind them, countless others open. Coincidence (or is it fate?) causes their paths to cross a second time, and they step through yet another doorway, into their future. Together, the couple must fight to face both minor challenges and major surprises.