Photo by: Titas Falkauskas

CONTACT

US - WME
Grant Illes
Shari Shankewitz (commercials)

EU - ArtOfficial Agency
Kasper Notlev
Caroline Strömbäck

UK - Casarotto Ramsey
Rosa Romero
Louise James (commercials)

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.

Next up are Thomas Vinterberg’ epic mini-series FAMILIES LIKE OURS and Charlie McDowells’ THE SUMMER BOOK.

AWARDS /
RECOGNITION

  • THE ASC SPOTLIGHT AWARD 2023
    (War Sailor)

  • NORWEGIAN FILM AWARD AMANDA 2022
    (The Innocents)

  • NORDIC FILM TALENT AWARD 2022

  • SVEN NYKVIST AWARD 2022
    (The Innocents)

  • NORWEGIAN CRITICS AWARD 2022
    (The Innocents)

  • LIV ULLMAN AWARD 2021

  • DANISH FILM AWARD ROBERT NOMINEE 2021
    (Another Round)

  • ICELANDIC FILM AWARD EDDA NOMINEE 2021
    (Last and First Men)

  • DANISH FILM AWARD ROBERT NOMINEE 2020
    (Before the frost)

  • ICELANCIC FILM AWARD EDDA 2017
    (Heartstone)

  • LONDON CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 2017
    (Victoria)

  • DANISH FILM AWARD ROBERT NOMINEE 2017
    (Shelley)

  • ICELANDIC FILM AWARD EDDA 2016
    (Rams)

  • GERMAN FILM CRITICS AWARD 2016
    (Victoria)

  • SILVER BEAR WINNER BERLINALE 2015
    (Victoria)

  • SILVER FROG WINNER CAMERAIMAGE 2015
    (Rams)

  • GERMAN FILM AWARDS LOLA 2015
    (Victoria)