Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

Director · Producer · Writer

Hamar, Norway
May 23, 1989

Biography

Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (b. 1989) grew up in Hamar, Norway. He is a self-taught filmmaker and trained cinema projectionist. Dahlsbakken has made several short films using different film techniques, and cultivates the analog idiom in the creative process. One of his greatest successes thus far has been the short film The Devil's Ballroom (2012), which won awards at multiple festivals around the world. Dahlsbakken's first feature film, Returning Home (Å vende tilbake), premiered in 2015 at the Rome Film Fest and was shortlisted as the Norwegian Oscar candidate for best foreign language film. Dahlsbakken continues to develop his own personal film projects, shorts as well as feature films.

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Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken 1

Representative Works

The Arctic Convoy
The Arctic Convoy
7.0
/ Norwegian
An Affair
An Affair
5.4
/ Norwegian
Cave
Cave
4.4
/ Norwegian
Possession
Possession
5.5
/ Norwegian
The Devil's Ballroom
The Devil's Ballroom
No Rating Yet
/ Norwegian
Munch
Munch
6.6
/ Norwegian
Returning Home
Returning Home
6.0
/ Norwegian
Cave 2
Cave 2
No Rating Yet
/ English
Project Z
Project Z
7.2
/ Norwegian
Julius
Julius
No Rating Yet
/ Norwegian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Arctic Convoy
2023Nominee

Best Director

The Arctic Convoy

An Affair
2018Nominee

Best Director

An Affair

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas
2025Nominee

Best Director

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas

Career Highlights

Cave
2016Highlight

Best Director

Cave

Possession
2022Highlight

Best Director

Possession

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