Dag Johan Haugerud is educated as a librarian with additional courses to the equivalent of a Bachelors Degree in Film Sciences from Stockholm University as well as studies in dramaturgy from the University of Oslo and creative writing studies from Telemark University College.
He has worked as a journalist and as dramatist for various dance- and theatre- companies. He has also published four novels "Noe med natur" - "Something about Nature" (1999), "Den som er veldig sterk må også være veldig snill" - "The One Who Is Very Strong Must Also Be Very Kind" (2002), "Hva jeg betyr" - "What I Means" (2011) and "Enkle atonale stykker for barn" - "Simple Atonal Pieces For Children" (2016) for which he won the NRK P2-listeners Novel Prize.
He made his debut as a film director with the short 16 Living Clichés in 1998 and has since directed numerous short films many of which award-winners - as for example Lust (2000) which won the Grand Prix at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad. I Belong (2012) Haugerud’s feature film debut was awarded the Norwegian Critics’ Prize and four Norwegian Amanda awards. His next film I’m the One You Want (2014) a 53 minute film consisting of a single monologue also received a theatrical release. With the film Beware of Children (2019), he competed in the prestigious Venice Film Festival sidebar Giornate degli Autori in 2019. The film won the Dragon Award / Best Nordic Film - Gotebörg Festival 2020.
Norsk Filminstitutt
