Pål Sletaune Explained
| Pål Sletaune |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Spouse: | Sara Johnsen |
| Occupation: | Film director and photographer |
| Awards: | |
Pål Sletaune (born 4 March 1960) is a Norwegian film director and photographer. His films include Junk Mail, Naboer and The Monitor.
He was awarded the Amanda Award in 1997, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2020.
Early life
Born in Oslo[1] he attended Asker high school and studied still photography at Sogn vocational school.
Career
Sletaune's film Junk Mail about a snooping Oslo postman was awarded the Amanda Award for best Norwegian film in 1997.[2] Among his other films are Amatørene (2001), the thriller Naboer (2005), and The Monitor (2011, originally known as Babycall) which starred Noomi Rapace.[1] He famously rejected an offer to direct American Beauty.[3]
Alongside other Norwegian film directors, Sletaune directed two episodes in the first season of Occupied, which was at the time the most expensive home television drama.[4] In 2020, Sletaune directed the six episodes of the television series 22. juli. He was also the show's writer and creator, alongside his wife Sara Johnsen.[1] [5] He was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2020, along with Sara Johnsen.[6]
Selected filmography
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Pål Sletaune. Trond Olav. Svendsen. Store norske leksikon. Godal. Anne Marit. Anne Marit Godal. Norsk nettleksikon. Oslo. Norwegian. 25 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20151202210438/https://snl.no/P%C3%A5l_Sletaune. 2 December 2015. live.
- Encyclopedia: Amandaprisen. Trond Olav. Svendsen. Store norske leksikon. Godal. Anne Marit. Anne Marit Godal. Norsk nettleksikon. Oslo. Norwegian. 25 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921054234/http://snl.no/Amandaprisen. 21 September 2012. live.
- Web site: Brown. Todd. Pål Sletaune Talks Babycall.. Twitch Film. 17 July 2012. 28 June 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110909103120/http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2010/06/pal-sletaune-talks-babycall.php. 9 September 2011.
- Book: Löschnigg . Martin . Sokołowska-Paryż . Marzena . The enemy in contemporary film . 9783110590036.
- News: Pickard . Michael . Norway's darkest day . 10 June 2020 . Drama Quarterly . 24 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200405183406/http://dramaquarterly.com/norways-darkest-day/ . 5 April 2020 . live .
- Web site: Fritt Ords Honnør 2020 - Sara Johnsen og Pål Sletaune . frittord.no . no . 9 July 2020 .
