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] 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."[6]
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His debut film Magnus (2016) premiered at Tribeca Film Festival[7] and was distributed to 64 countries.[8] 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 Sundance Film Festival[9] where it won a Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling.[10][9] The film tells the story of an artist who befriends the thief who stole two of her paintings.[11]NEON bought the world rights to the film after the Sundance Film Festival premiere.[12]
Ree researched and directed the TV documentary series Conversion Therapy with Morten Hegseth (2019) which uncovers how religious groups are offering Conversion Therapy for gay people in Norway.[13] In the aftermath of the series the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg said that she would stop the practice of conversion therapy in Norway: "We have to ensure that the abuses we have seen documented by VG do not happen in the future", she said.[14][15]
His third documentary feature film, Ibelin, premiered in competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Documentary Audience Award.[16] It was picked up for distribution by Netflix.[1]
Ree is represented internationally by the production company and agency Anonymous Content.[17]
^ abGrobar, Matt (2024-01-19). "Netflix Snaps Up Sundance Doc 'Ibelin' From 'The Painter And The Thief' Helmer Benjamin Ree". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
^"The Painter and the Thief to be screened at Sundance". Norwegian Film Institute.
^Ree, Balazs Koranyi, Benjamin (March 26, 2012). "The ordeal of defending Norway's mass killer" – via www.reuters.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Wissot, Lauren (23 May 2020). ""Should You Give the Person a Hug, or Should You Continue Filming?": Benjamin Ree on His Art World Crime Doc The Painter and the Thief".
benjamin, born, july, 1989, norwegian, director, cinematographer, several, documentaries, including, magnus, 2016, painter, thief, 2020, ibelin, 2024, contents, early, life, career, filmography, feature, length, films, television, references, external, linksea. 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 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Feature length films 3 2 Television 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editRee 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 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 6 Career editHis debut film Magnus 2016 premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 7 and was distributed to 64 countries 8 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 Sundance Film Festival 9 where it won a Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling 10 9 The film tells the story of an artist who befriends the thief who stole two of her paintings 11 NEON bought the world rights to the film after the Sundance Film Festival premiere 12 Ree researched and directed the TV documentary series Conversion Therapy with Morten Hegseth 2019 which uncovers how religious groups are offering Conversion Therapy for gay people in Norway 13 In the aftermath of the series the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg said that she would stop the practice of conversion therapy in Norway We have to ensure that the abuses we have seen documented by VG do not happen in the future she said 14 15 His third documentary feature film Ibelin premiered in competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Documentary Audience Award 16 It was picked up for distribution by Netflix 1 Ree is represented internationally by the production company and agency Anonymous Content 17 Filmography editFeature length films edit Magnus 2016 The Painter and the Thief 2020 Ibelin 2024 Television edit The Mysterious Package 2011 Dreaming of the Golden Eagle 2012 When Ailin kissed Lars 2015 Conversion Therapy with Morten Hegseth 2019 References edit a b Grobar Matt 2024 01 19 Netflix Snaps Up Sundance Doc Ibelin From The Painter And The Thief Helmer Benjamin Ree Deadline Retrieved 2024 01 27 Filmmaker Magazine Benjamin Ree CHECKMATE BENJAMIN REE The Painter and the Thief to be screened at Sundance Norwegian Film Institute Ree Balazs Koranyi Benjamin March 26 2012 The ordeal of defending Norway s mass killer via www reuters com a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Wissot Lauren 23 May 2020 Should You Give the Person a Hug or Should You Continue Filming Benjamin Ree on His Art World Crime Doc The Painter and the Thief Magnus 2016 Tribeca Film Festival Tribeca the painter and the thief www sundance org Archived from the original on 2020 04 27 Retrieved 2020 04 08 a b 2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 118 FEATURE FILMS ANNOUNCED www sundance org award winner tba 12 Sundance Institute 2020 06 11 Archived from the original on 2020 06 11 Retrieved 2024 01 28 Now Streaming The Painter and the Thief Creates a Portrait of Two Lost Souls www sundance org Barraclough Leo February 24 2020 Neon Takes Worldwide Rights on Benjamin Ree s The Painter and the Thief Homoterapi VG Nett Erna Solberg Erna Solberg stotter homoterapi utredning 2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces Award Winners sundance org 2024 01 26 Retrieved 2024 01 27 About March 14 2016 External links editOfficial website Benjamin Ree on IMDB BBC World Service interview with Benjamin Ree Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Ree amp oldid 1213062499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
