About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1989-07-10
Place of birth:
Oslo, Norway
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Benjamin Ree

Overview

Benjamin Ree (born July 10, 1989) is a Norwegian director and cinematographer of several documentaries, including Magnus (2016), The Painter and the Thief (2020), and Ibelin (2024).

Ree began making films at the age of eleven and studied Journalism at Oslo Metropolitan University. After his studies Ree worked as a freelance videojournalist for BBC and Reuters, most notably covering the 2011 Norway attacks. Ree has said in interviews that making his first feature Magnus was his film school: "There I understood that I could transfer the interviews to a universal, nonverbal cinematic language."

Known for

Directing
2024 The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Directing Director 61
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2020 The Painter and the Thief Directing Director 60
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2016 Magnus Directing Director 59
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2014 When Ailin Kissed Lars Directing Director N/A
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2012 Dreaming of the Golden Eagle Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2020 The Painter and the Thief Writing Writer 60
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2016 Magnus Writing Writer 59
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2014 When Ailin Kissed Lars Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2014 When Ailin Kissed Lars Production Producer N/A
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2012 Dreaming of the Golden Eagle Production Producer N/A
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Camera
2020 The Painter and the Thief Camera Director of Photography 60
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2016 Magnus Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Magnus Camera Camera Operator 59
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2012 Dreaming of the Golden Eagle Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
2017 The Ballad of Morgan Kane Editing Editorial Consultant N/A
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2012 Dreaming of the Golden Eagle Editing Editor N/A
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