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Biography
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."
Awards & recognition
- Peer Gynt Literary Award · 2025
- Aamot-statuetten · 2024
- Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary · 2024
- Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary · 2024
- Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award · 2024
Filmography3 titles
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
2024Additional Editor, Director
2024Additional Editor, Director
The Painter and the Thief
2020Director, Director of Photography, Writer
2020Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Magnus
2016Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
2016Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Writer