Bente Lohne (Writer/Director) is a critically acclaimed writer of multiple novels who has also worked in the theatre, including puppet theatre, and in films. Bente is best known for her popular 4-volume fantasy series Julia's Journey, which has entered Norwegian literary history as the first ever Norwegian fantasy series (published in the 1980's).
Lohne was co-producer on Gundersen's film BETRAYAL (2009) and has written several screenplays, including CODEX (projected release 2026), the screenplay for NORTH (in Norwegian called NORDOVER).
Bente speaks several languages, including French, German, Hungarian, and Chinese. Outside of Norway, she has also studied at London School of Economics and at Fudan University in Shanghai before getting a Norwegian Government Research Scholarship to further her Confucian studies.
Hawk Gundersen has co-produced through his company Viking Films several feature films, including classics such as FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR (Disney) and REVOLUTION (Warner Bros, starring Al Pacino).
Gundersen also produced the 3D animated feature film FREE JIMMY, which won the Best Feature Film award at the Annecy Film Festival for animated films in 2007, and the Amanda or Best Picture Award in Norway in 2006. The film was an official selection at both "Cinema de la Plage" and "Semaine de la Critique" in Cannes in 2006.
In 2001, his animated TV series TWO WASTERS won two Gullruten (the Norwegian top television award comparable to the Emmy award).
Ralph Guggenheim is renowned for his pivotal role as a co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, and as producer of the groundbreaking animated film TOY STORY (1995), the first of a subsequent series.
As a producer, he played a key role in bringing TOY STORY to life, marking a watershed moment in animation history. Guggenheim's contributions continue to inspire and influence the animation industry to this day.
Guggenheim's background in computer science along with his passion for storytelling led him to close collaboration with visionaries like Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs in shaping Pixar's early years.
Frederik Budolph-Larsen is a director and story-telling artist with 23 years of experience in Television and the AAA video game industry, where he has been part of the core story team on several major game titles.
He has worked on more than 33 episodes of animation, including Moomin Valley, LEGO: Star Wars, Ninjago, Novelmore, Duck on Call. He has more than 10 years of experience directing Motion Capture action and full body and voice performance-capture for Franchises like Hitman.
Frederik Budolph has been a returning evaluator at DADIU, The Danish National Academy of Digital Entertainment.
Raymond Enoksen is Norway's leading film and television composer. He has written music for more than 200 productions, including feature films, drama series, documentaries , format television, commercials, and stage work. He first worked with Gundersen on BETRAYAL in 2009. Among his most well-known work is the International Emmy award winning drama series ATLANTIC CROSSING (2021), the Norwegian Gullruten winning drama series TROUBLE MAKERS (2022) (Gullruten is the Norwegian Emmy), the Norwegian HELT PERFEKT (2018) (Eng.: All Perfect) , The Prix Europa winning documentary series THE SNOW BALL WAR (2011) and the feature film THALE (“Official Selection”, Toronto film festival 2012).
Raymond Enoksen has also worked as an orchestral arranger for multiple international artists like Steven Tyler, Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Seinabo Sei, Nico & Vinz, Emel Mathluoti, and James Blunt on the Nobel Peace prize concerts.
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