Pål Bugge Haagenrud, FNF

Pål Bugge Haagenrud has had an impressive career, spanning more than three decades within film- and TV-drama production.

In recent years, Haagenrud has devoted himself to TV drama series, and his significant contributions include serving as the cinematographer for the successful NRK series “EXIT,” written and directed by Øystein Karlsen. He recently completed the third season, consisting of 24 episodes, which was met with international success and sold to 30 countries, setting record-high viewership across the Nordic region.

Haagenrud has also distinguished himself as the cinematographer for the ViaPlay series “Wisting” seasons 2 and 3, directed by Trygve Allister Diesen, as well as the HBO series “Beforeigners” season 2, directed by Jens Lien.

He has also contributed as the cinematographer for season 3 of the Netflix original “Lilyhammer” and the ViaPlay drama-comedy “Swedish Dicks” seasons 1 and 2, starring Peter Stormare. Furthermore, Haagenrud was cinematographer on four seasons and forty episodes of the critically acclaimed Norwegian TV2 drama series “DAG,” directed by Øystein Karlsen with Kristopher Schau as a co-writer.

Haagenrud has received recognition for his work, including an Emmy for the official Olympic film from Lillehammer in 1994 and Gullruten Fagpris for Best Cinematography for “EXIT.” He was also part of the team that won Gullruten for Årets Nyskapning with the TV2 series “De 7 Dødssyndene,” with Kristopher Schau. In addition to his success on screen, Haagenrud is a co-owner of Moviebird, the leading rental company for Filmotechnics U-Crane System, Flighthead gyro remoteheads, and technocranes in Norway.

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