Svend Wam
Also known as: Svend Olaf Wamnes AkstuftSvend Olaf Wamnes Akstuft (born May 5 1946 in Son in the county of Akershus, dead 7th of MAy 2017 in Vestby), known as Svend Wam, was a Norwegian movie director and producer.
Wam studied at Fotoskolan and Dokumentärfilmskolan.
Wam was a central person in Norwegian film since the beginning of the 1970es, independently and in collaboration with Petter Vennerød in the companies Mefistofilm and Wam & Vennerød.
Information
(Objekt ID 27689)| Object type | Person |
| Also known as | Svend Olaf Wamnes Akstuft |
| Born | May 5, 1946 (dead May 7, 2017) |
| Functions | Author, Director, Producer, Dramatist/Playwright, Film maker |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Male |
| Website | IMDb |
Svend Wam made his debut as a movie director with the movie Fem døgn i august (literally: Five days & nights in August) in 1973.
Sixteen full-length movies were written, directed and produced during a period of approximately 25 years. One point eight million Norwegians went to the movies to see the films. That makes an average of about 150 000 spectators per movie.
Excellences (a selection)
- 1985 – Aamot-statuetten
- 1977 – The Norwegian movie critics' award for Them and Us (original title Lasse & Geir) (script and direction)
Source:
Norwegian Wikipedia, no.wikipedia.org, 19.03.2012, http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svend_Wam
Fotoskolan
Dokumentärfilmskolan
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bjørneboeaksjonen* (The Bjørneboe Campaign) (Perleporten Teatergruppe) | March 12, 1977 | Other |
| Den hvite horen (Scene 7) | 1972 | Direction, Translation |
| Intermesso i evigheten (Scene 7) | 1971 | Direction, Translation |