Bente Olav
Producer and owner Frameline Film AS 2019 (ongoing)
Producer and partner in Gründer Film AS 2013 – 2019
Frameline Film AS 2000 – 2013
Bente Olav has produced more than 40 documentary films world wide for cinema and Tv, ranging from human nature and politics to history, culture and the arts, supported by The Norwegian Film Institute, The Arts Council of Norway, The freedom of Speech Foundation of Norway ( Fritt Ord) and co-financed by NRK, SVT, YLE, DR-TV with TVrights sold to numerous International broadcasters. Bente Olav has a major in Film and a minor in drama from University of Miami, USA
Latest productions
LIVING LOVING / LEVE.ELSKE (2016/2019)
Director: Mette Aakerholm Gardell
Producers: Co-production between Mantaray Film AB, Stina Gardell and Gründer Film AS, Bente Olav as co-producer
Plot: A documentary film about the Rainbow, Europe’s firts home for elderly homosexuals that opened in Stockholm in 2014.. About a generation of homosexuals that finally has found a home after a life in debasement and discrimination.
Status: Feature length version 85’ min festival and Cinema Realease January 2018
58’ min TV Version releases:
- SVT1, 18th of June 2019
- NRK2, 19th of June 2019
- Yle, 25th of June 2019
Financing: SFI, Innovation kultur, SVT, NRK, YLE, The Norewgian Film Institute, Nordic Film- and Tv Fund
Trailer: http://www.mantarayfilm.se/article/151/leva-alska?newlang=sve/8
NRK: https://tv.nrk.no/program/KOID75006216
THE CROSSING (2014/2016)
Director: George Kurian
Producer: Bente Olav
Plot: A documentary on Syrian boat refugees escape across the Mediterranian and their new life in Europe
Status: Première October 27th on The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( NRK1) Sold to Tv salesSVT (Sweden), DR (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RUV (Island), SRF (Switzerland German), Ikon (Holland), RTS (Switzerland french), SRC (Canada, french), VRT (Belgia), ORF (Austria), Eesti Rahvusringhääling (Estland), TVN Poland, Lithuanian Radio and Television (Litauen), NEP – NHK Enterprises (Japan), Televisió de Catalunya, S.A. (Spain),
Financing: NRK, freedom of Speech Foundation (Fritt Ord,) Arts Council of Norway
Festivals:
- North American première at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival - (April/May 2016)
- DOXA, Vancouver – (May 14th 2016)
- 18th annual One World International Human Rights Documentary Film, Prague – (March 2016)
- Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London – (March 2016)
- The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), Geneva – (February),
- San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival – (15th – 22nd of April)
- Bergen International Film Festival – ( 23rd – 27th of September)
- Nordische Filmtage Lübeck.
Awards:
- Best Documentary One World Brussels (June 2016)
- The Audience Prize Bergen International Film festival (September 2016)
- The Best Documentary Prize at the Nordische Filmtage Lübeck (November 2016)
The Dream and The Curse (2017/2020)
(previous working title The Filmdubber in Dar es Salaam)
Director: Ole Bernt Frøshaug
Manuscript: Bjørn Erik Hanssen
Producer: Bente Olav
Co-producer: Christian Falch – UpNorth Film, Trondheim, Norway. http://upnorthfilm.no/home.php
Plot: A feature length documentary film for Cinema and TV about a Tanzanian family where the profession of the deseased king of filmdubbers Lufufu is inherited by his son Felix. He is fighting for survival against a destructive curse to keep alive his fathers traditonal heritage at the same time as the hard competition in the business by the new genrations of filmdubbers demands a new approach. A film about the obligation of family heritage, survial, storytelling and changing times seen with a different outlook.
Status: In development/production
Financing: The Norwegian Film Institute – development, Midtnorsk regional Film Center manuscript development, Filminvest 3 development
TBC: The Arts Council of Norway.The Norwegian Film Instiute – production, Midtnorsk regional Film Center – production, Filminvest 3 production investment, broadcasters
Distribution: Azam TV Tanzania and East Africa (LOC)
IN YOUR BLOOD, UP THE WALL / I ditt blod, på veggen (2017/2019)
Director: Gerry Meaudre
Manuscript: Gerry Meaudre
Producer: Bente Olav
Status: In development/production
Financing: NRK, The Arts Council of Norway – Cultural Heritage TBC; The Norwegian Film Institute, The Arts Council of Norway – Fond for lyd og bilde, Fritt Ord.
EARLIER PRODUCTIONS – A SELECTION ( Frameline Film AS)
When Castro seized the Hilton
53 minutes international documentary
Co-financed by: NRK, Fakta Ekstern YLE Teema/Ritva Leino
With Financial Support of: The Norwegian Film Institute NFI, Nordic Film -and TV Fund, Freedom of Speech Foundation Norway, TheAudiovisual Fund, Norway.Realeased NRK1 April 2009
War Hero Out of Step
58 minutes documentary
Co-financed by: NRK, Yle Finland/ Financed by Norwegian Film Fund NFI, The freedom of speech Foundation Norway,
Released: NRK1 June 2007.
The 4th Wife
52 minutes documentary
Co-financed by: NRK, YLE, TV2 Denmark Tv Rights: VRT Belgia, VPRO Netherlands,.and Estonian Television.
Festivals: The Norwegian Short- and Documentary Film Festival in Grimstad, Cracow international Documentary Film Festival.
Financed by: Norwegian Film Fund, The Audiovisual Fund of Norway.
Released: 2005
Plot: A colourful portrait of a black and white marriage between a German business woman and an African polygamist. The culture clash between Europe and Africa has seldom – or never, been portrayed this ruthlessly close before.
The Smile in The Eye
80 minutes feature documentary with nationwide cinema distribution.
Producer script-writer:
Released: 2002/2003
Co-financed by: NRK,Yle Finland/DR-Tv. TV Rights VRT Belgium.
Financed by: Norwegian Film Fund
Cinema distribution: Sandrew Metronome.
Festivals: The Norwegian Filmfestival Haugesund, and numerous festivals in Europe and USA.