Susann (1976) is a producer and director in Fri Film. She's graduated as a Cinematographer from Lillehammer University College and Documentary Director from Volda College University. Since 2002 she's been working as a cinematographer and director creating documentaries for television and radio. Susann is an award winning director with films such as, "Fra hver sin verden", and the internationally acclaimed "Light Fly, Fly High". Susann has been Festival Director of the Norwegian Documentary Film Festival and of the film festival Oslo Pix. Today she works at the culture house Sentralen.
FILMOGRAFI FILMOGRAPHY
LIGHT FLY, FLY HIGH (2013)
Producers: Susann Østigaard and Beathe Hofseth
Co-producer: Made in Copenhagen, Helle Faber
Directors: Susann Østigaard and Beathe Hofseth
Length: 58"/80"
Distribution: NRK, DR, SVT, RUV, YLE, IKON, TG4, NHK Japan
Webpage: lightfly.no
BESTEMØDRE FOR FRED (2008)
Director: Susann Østigaard
Length: 25"
Screening: The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
OSLO KIDS (2007)
Director: Susann Østigaard
Producer: Pang Produksjoner, Ingvil Giske
Length: 6 x 5"
Screening: TVNorge
Winner of Gullfuglen, medieutvalget fagpris (2008)
FRA HVER SIN VERDEN (2005)
Director: Susann Østigaard and Christine Tobiesen
Producer: Pang Produksjoner, Tor Arne Bjerke
Length: 52"
Winner of best documentary at the Norwegian shortfilmfestival.
Screening: NRK, YLE, Uppsala shortfilmfestival, the Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
Distributed by TV2 World sales Danmark
DET SISTE FARVEL (2002)
Director: Christine Tobiesen
Cinematography: Susann Østigaard
Length: 25"
Winner of best documentary at Eurofilmfestivalen in Lübeck (2003)