Benjamin Ree
| Benjamin Ree | |
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| Born | 10.07.1989 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Norway |
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| Known for | Magnus (2016), The Painter and the Thief (2020) |
Benjamin Ree (born July 10, 1989)[1] is a Norwegian director and cinematographer of several documentaries, including Magnus (2016) and The Painter and the Thief (2020).
Early life
Ree began making films at the age of eleven[2] and studied Journalism at Oslo Metropolitan University[3]. After his studies, Ree worked as a freelance videojournalist for BBC and Reuters[4], most notably covering the 2011 Norway attacks[5].
Career
His debut film, *Magnus* (2016), premiered at Tribeca Film Festival[6] and was distributed to 64 countries[7]. The film is a coming-of-age story about the world’s best chess player Magnus Carlsen. His second feature film, *The Painter and the Thief* (2020), was one of the opening films at the Sundance Film Festival[8] and won a Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling Archived 2020-06-11 at the Wayback Machine[8]. The film tells the story of an artist who befriends the thief who stole two of her paintings[9]. NEON bought the world rights to the film after the Sundance Film Festival premiere.[10]
Ree is represented internationally by the production company and agency Anonymous Content.[11]
Filmography
Feature-length films
- Magnus (2016)
- The Painter and the Thief (2020)
Television
- The Mysterious Package (2011)
- Dreaming of the Golden Eagle (2012)
- When Ailin kissed Lars (2015)
- Conversion Therapy with Morten Hegseth (2019)
References
- ↑ "Benjamin Ree". IMDb.
- ↑ Filmmaker Magazine - Benjamin Ree
- ↑ ‘CHECKMATE BENJAMIN REE
- ↑ "The Painter and the Thief to be screened at Sundance". Norwegian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ Ree, Balazs Koranyi, Benjamin (March 26, 2012). "The ordeal of defending Norway's mass killer" – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ "Magnus | 2016 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca.
- ↑ "the-painter-and-the-thief". www.sundance.org. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: 118 FEATURE FILMS ANNOUNCED". www.sundance.org.
- ↑ "Now Streaming: 'The Painter and the Thief' Creates a Portrait of Two Lost Souls". www.sundance.org.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo; Barraclough, Leo (February 24, 2020). "Neon Takes Worldwide Rights on Benjamin Ree's 'The Painter and the Thief'".
- ↑ "About". March 14, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Benjamin Ree on IMDB
- BBC World Service interview with Benjamin Ree
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