Svein Krøvel
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Svein Krøvel is a Norwegian cinematographer
, known for his kollaborations with director Knut Erik Jensen
and Petter Næss
. Krøvel works on both documentaries and feature films. He started his feature film career in 1980. Since then he has been responsible for the photography of around 20 features, and collaborated with several of Norway’s leading directors.
Among the films Krøvel has photographed and that have reached an international audience are ‘Brent av frost/Burnt By Frost’ (1997), ‘Når Mørket er forbi/Passing Darkness’ (2000) and ‘Heftig og begeistred/Cool and Crazy’ (2001), all of which were directed by Knut Erik Jensen. The latter film became a huge success in Norway. Svein Krøvel has also photographed Torun Lian’s ‘Bare skyer beveger stiernerne/Only Clouds Move The Stars’ (1998) which was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize in 1999. He is also responsible for the photography in Norway’s 2002 Oscar entry, ‘Elling’, directed by Peter Næss,
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, known for his kollaborations with director Knut Erik Jensen
Knut Erik Jensen
Knut Erik Jensen is a Norwegian film director, best known for his documentary Cool and Crazy. After studying French, Russian and history, he attended the London Film School. In 1978, he joined the staff of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , and has since then made documentaries and short...
and Petter Næss
Petter Næss
Petter Næss is a Norwegian actor and film director. His first film as a director was the comedy Absolute Hangover in 1999...
. Krøvel works on both documentaries and feature films. He started his feature film career in 1980. Since then he has been responsible for the photography of around 20 features, and collaborated with several of Norway’s leading directors.
Among the films Krøvel has photographed and that have reached an international audience are ‘Brent av frost/Burnt By Frost’ (1997), ‘Når Mørket er forbi/Passing Darkness’ (2000) and ‘Heftig og begeistred/Cool and Crazy’ (2001), all of which were directed by Knut Erik Jensen. The latter film became a huge success in Norway. Svein Krøvel has also photographed Torun Lian’s ‘Bare skyer beveger stiernerne/Only Clouds Move The Stars’ (1998) which was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize in 1999. He is also responsible for the photography in Norway’s 2002 Oscar entry, ‘Elling’, directed by Peter Næss,