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Martin Asphaug

b. 1950

Norwegian film director and screenwriter

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Born 1950. Martin Asphaug is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter, film editor, short film maker and director.

Martin Asphaug (born 28 April 1950) is a film director and screenwriter from Trondheim, Norway.

With a background in writing and directing short films, industry documentaries and PSAs, Asphaug made his feature film debut with the award-winning 1989 film, A Handful of Time.

Since 1992 Asphaug has primarily worked in Sweden, in several cases with SVT, directing episodes of Rederiet and the first season of Skärgårdsdoktorn. In 2007 he directed the first two films of the Irene Huss series by Helene Tursten.

He lives near Ystad in Skåne.

Filmography Feature films: En Håndfull Tid (1989, A Handful of Time) Svampe (1990) Giftige løgner (1992, Toxic Lies) Andreaskorset (2004, The Crossing) Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö (2005, Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake)

TV series: Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor (1994, My Friend Percy's Magic Gym Shoes) Zonen (1996, The Zone) Skärgårdsdoktorn, episodes 1-8 (1997) Det Grovmaskiga Nätet (2000, The Mind's Eye) Återkomsten (2001, The Return) Kvinna med Födelsemärke (2001, Woman with Birthmark) Slangebæreren (2005, The Snakebearer)

Short films: "Stil" (1986, "Essay") "Hyl" (1987, "Howl") "Brr" (1987) Folk flest bor i Kina (2002: segment "SV")

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Norwegian Film Critics’ Award

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Who is Martin Asphaug?

Norwegian film director and screenwriter

When was Martin Asphaug born?

Martin Asphaug was born on 28 April 1950 in Trondheim.

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Martin Asphaug is a film director, screenwriter, film editor, short film maker and director.

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Martin Asphaug is Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Martin Asphaug

· Wikidata: Q4580886

· DBpedia: Martin Asphaug

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