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# Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Cinematographer. Born 11 March 1980 in Trondheim, Norway.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 11 March 1980, Trondheim, Norway
- **Also known as:** Sturla B. Grøvlen, Sturla Brandt Grøvlen
- **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturla_Brandth_Gr%C3%B8vlen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19097520, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3163889/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1425112

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Victoria*](https://film.one/film/victoria.md) (76)

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## Biography

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen is a Norwegian cinematographer born on 11 March 1980 in Trondheim. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied film history and theory at Lillehammer University College, attended the European Film College in Ebeltoft, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from Bergen Academy of Art and Design in 2006, and graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2011.

Grøvlen is known for his work on *Victoria* (2015), a single-take film for which he received the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He has also served as director of photography on *Rams* (2015), *Another Round* (2020), *The Innocents* (2021) and other features. He has won additional awards including the German Film Award for Best Cinematography for *Victoria* and Amanda Awards for *The Innocents* and *War Sailor*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Victoria* (2015), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/victoria.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Summer Book* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Families Like Ours* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *War Sailor* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *War Sailor* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Beautiful Beings* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The Innocents* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Another Round* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Shirley* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Wendy* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Last and First Men* (2020), Script Supervisor, Director of Photography, Producer
- *Kina* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Before the Frost* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Discovery* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Heartstone* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Shelley* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Riders* (2015), Director of Photography
- *I Am Here* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Victoria* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/victoria.md)
- *Rams* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Artun* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Underneath the Dark* (2011), Director of Photography
- *M for Markus* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Gentlemen* (2009), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won

- 2015: Outstanding Artistic Contribution (won)

### Other awards — 4 won

- Marburg Camera Award 2024: Marburg Camera Award (won)
- Amanda Award for Best Cinematography 2023: Amanda Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *War Sailor*
- American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award 2023: American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award (won), for *War Sailor*
- Amanda Award for Best Cinematography 2022: Amanda Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *The Innocents*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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