Dag Johan Haugerud

Dag Johan Haugerud
Dag Johan Haugerud in 2024
Born	(1964-12-30) 30 December 1964 (age 60)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director
Awards	Amanda Award (2013, 2020) Nordic Council Film Prize (2020, 2024)

Dag Johan Haugerud (born 30 December 1964) is a Norwegian librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director. ^[1]

Career

His novels include Noe med natur (1999), Den som er veldig sterk, må også være veldig snill (2002), Hva jeg betyr (2011) and Enkle atonale stykker for barn (2016). ^[1]

He has created several short films, including Utukt from 2000 and Trøbbel from 2006. ^[1]

His first feature film was the 2012 film I Belong , which won Amanda Awards in 2013 for Best Film, Best Script, Best Director and Best Actress (Laila Goody). ^{[1] [2]}

In 2014 he directed the medium-length film I'm the One You Want (Det er meg du vil ha  [ no ]). ^{[1] [3]}

In 2019 he directed the film Beware of Children (original title Barn), and also wrote the script for the film. The film won a record of nine Amanda Awards in 2020, including best script and best director, as well as the Nordic Council Film Prize. ^[1] The film also won the Norwegian Film Critics Award (Filmkritikerprisen) for 2020. ^[4]

His 2020 film The Light from the Chocolate Factory (Lyset fra sjokoladefabrikken) treated relations between girlfriends. ^[1]

In 2024, he directed Sex , the first instalment in the new "Sex Dreams Love" trilogy, which was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. ^[5] Love , the trilogy's second instalment, was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. ^{[6] [7]} He was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize for the film Sex. ^[8]

Filmography

Year	English Title	Original Title	Notes
2000	Utukt		Short
2006	Trøbbel
2012	I Belong	Som du ser meg
2014	I'm the One You Want	Det er meg du vil ha  [ no ]
2019	Beware of Children	Barn
2020	The Light from the Chocolate Factory	Lyset fra sjokoladefabrikken
2024	Sex		World premiere at the Panorama section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival
	Love	Kjærlighet	World premiere at the Main Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival
	Dreams (Sex Love)	Drømmer	It will have its international premiere in February 2025, as part of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, in Competition. [9]

References

1. Bikset, Lillian. "Dag Johan Haugerud". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
2. Jorn Rossing Jensen (19 August 2013). "A tie between I Belong and Kon-Tiki: four Amanda prizes each". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. Dag Johan Haugerud at IMDb
4. Svendsen, Trond Olav; Emilsen, Ann-Sofi S. "Filmkritikerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
5. Abbatescianni, Davide (17 January 2024). "The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin's Crossing". Cineuropa . Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. Barraclough, Leo. "M-Appeal Closes Deals for Venice Competition Title 'Love' Ahead of World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
7. "«Kjærlighet» til filmfestivalen i Venezia". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
8. Haugen, Vilde (22 October 2024). "Niels Fredrik Dahl vinner Nordisk råds litteraturpris". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
9. Davide Abbatescianni (21 January 2025). "The Berlinale unveils the titles playing in its Competition and its Perspectives and Berlinale Special strands". Cineuropa . Retrieved 22 January 2025.