Even G. Benestad
Even G. Benestad had his directorial debut with the film ALL ABOUT MY FATHER (2001). The film premiered at the Berlinale, was screened at over 100 festivals worldwide, and won several awards. Since then, he has directed acclaimed films such as NATURAL BORN STAR (2007), PUSHWAGNER (2011), and CLUB 7 (2012). The latter two were co-directed with August Baugstø Hanssen at Indie Film.
From 2013 to 2017, he served as a documentary film consultant at NFI before returning to Indie Film in the fall of 2017. In 2020, he premiered the short documentary THE EARTH IS A CHILI at the Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival, and he was the creative producer of the Amanda-winning YOUNG AND AFRAID (2021).
He is currently developing new projects as both director and producer.