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Dag Johan Haugerud

ダーグ・ヨハン・ハウゲルード　/　だーぐ・よはん・はうげるーど

Film director from Norway

December 30, 1964 (age 61)　・　Eidsberg Municipality, Østfold, Norway

Østfold
film director
film editor
screenwriter

My Take

Dag Johan Haugerud strikes me as the rare filmmaker who arrived at cinema sideways, having worked as a librarian and novelist first, and I think that literary patience shows in his films. His 2025 Golden Bear win at Berlin for Dreams put him firmly on my radar, but the trail of Amanda Awards and Nordic Council Film Prizes shows this wasn't an overnight story at all. Coming from a small Østfold municipality in Norway, he's built a reputation for talky, humane, character-driven work that trusts its audience. What I appreciate most is the sense that his writing background gives the dialogue real weight. I'm eager to see where he goes next.

Overview

Dag Johan Haugerud (born 30 December 1964) is a Norwegian librarian, novelist, screenwriter and film director. His films include I Belong, which won Amanda Awards in 2013, Beware of Children, which won nine Amanda Awards in 2020, as well as the Nordic Council Film Prize, Sex, which was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize, and Dreams (Sex Love), which won the Golden Bear in 2025 at the 75th Berlin International…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Dag Johan Haugerud
Name (Japanese): ダーグ・ヨハン・ハウゲルード
Reading: だーぐ・よはん・はうげるーど
Born: December 30, 1964 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Eidsberg Municipality, Østfold, Norway
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / film editor / screenwriter / librarian / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2013 Amanda Award for Best Direction
2013 Amanda Award for Best Screenplay
2012 Kanon prize for best screenplay
2012 Kanon prize for best direction
2013 Filmkritikerprisen
2016 Norwegian P2 listener's literature award
2019 Kanon prize for best direction

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

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