
About
Thomas Østbye
Overview
Thomas A. Østbye is a distinctive voice among Norwegian directors. He’s known to combine artistic reflections on the documentary genre with contemporary political dilemmas. He made his mark with formally challenging documentaries like Imagining Emanuel, HUMAN, and In your dreams, which received a dozen art and film awards, bought by the Arts Council Norway, and screened at venues ranging from the National Broadcasting to the Museum of Modern Art NY. Østbye also makes art installations, photography, interactive film, and runs the production company PlymSerafin.
Known for
Directing |
||||
2023 | Civil Disobedience | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2023 | Sivil Ulydighet | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2021 | The Play of Everyman | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2020 | Ein nabo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2017 | Ting | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2014 | Out of Norway | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2012 | Take #2 | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2011 | Imagining Emanuel | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2009 | Human | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2006 | 6 Conceptions of Freedom | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2005 | In Your Dreams | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
||||
2014 | Out of Norway | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2011 | Imagining Emanuel | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2009 | Human | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2006 | 6 Conceptions of Freedom | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
2005 | In Your Dreams | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
Production |
||||
2023 | Civil Disobedience | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2021 | The Play of Everyman | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2014 | Out of Norway | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2011 | Imagining Emanuel | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2009 | Human | Production | Co-Producer | N/A N/A |
2006 | 6 Conceptions of Freedom | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
Camera |
||||
2021 | The Play of Everyman | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
2011 | Imagining Emanuel | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
2006 | 6 Conceptions of Freedom | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
Editing |
||||
2021 | The Play of Everyman | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2016 | Roza's Song | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2014 | Out of Norway | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2014 | A Blank Slate | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2011 | Imagining Emanuel | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2006 | 6 Conceptions of Freedom | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |