Øyvind Sandberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Øyvind Sandberg

Norwegian film director

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1953

Place of Birth: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Profession: film director

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Øyvind Sandberg (born 24 April 1953 in Bergen, Norway), is a Norwegian film director.
His directing career mainly consists of documentaries depicting Norwegian people leading original and often ancient ways of life.
He won two awards at the 2002 Tromsø International Film Festival for his documentary Å seile sin egen sjø (Coastal Life).Five of his TV documentaries have been released on the DVD Regi: Øyvind Sandberg: Livsstil på hell (1989), Ålefiskerne (1994), Laksefiskerne (1995), Elmer og blomsterbåten (1999) and Konsert for tre hester i to takter (2007).In October 2012, Sandberg was named Bergen's Best Bergenser by the news website, BT.no.He is the son of Haakon Sandberg, also a film director.