Photo by: Titas Falkauskas
About
Born 11th of March 1980 in Trondheim, Norway. Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Graduated from Bergen Academy of the Arts in 2006 and The National Film School of Denmark in 2011.
Sturla got his international breakthrough with the single-take thriller VICTORIA from 2015, which he received the Silver Bear for artistic contribution at the 65th Berlinale. The same year he received the Silver Frog at Camerimage for RAMS, which shows his range of adapting to story and character. His intuitive and intimate style has attracted directors as Benh Zeitlin (WENDY), Josephine Decker (SHIRLEY) and Michael Noer (BEFORE THE FROST).
ANOTHER ROUND directed by Thomas Vinterberg, was nominated for a Golden Globe, and won the Academy Award for Best International Feature in 2021. THE INNOCENTS directed by Eskil Vogt, premiered at the Cannes film festival 2021. The film has won numerous awards, including the Sven Nykvist award at Gothenburg International Film Festival 2022.
BEAUTIFUL BEINGS by Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson, premiered in the Panorama section at Berlinale 2022, and WAR SAILOR by Gunnar Vikene was the opening film at Haugesund Film Festival 2022 and won the ASC Spotlight Award in 2023.
Thomas Vinterberg’ epic mini-series FAMILIES LIKE OURS premiered at Venice Film Festival 2024. Next up is Charlie McDowells’ THE SUMMER BOOK.
REPRESENTATION
US - WME
Grant Illes
Shari Shankewitz (commercials)
EU - ArtOfficial Agency
Kasper Notlev
Naïma Abt
UK - Casarotto Ramsey
Rosa Romero
Louise James (commercials)