Harald Gunnar Paalgard
HARALD GUNNAR PAALGARD - D.O.P
Harald Gunnar Paalgard was born
in 1950. He studied at the Dramatiska
Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. His work has resulted in several awards, among them, the 1985 Norwegian national
prize Amanda for best photography
with Orions Belt. Harald Gunnar Paalgard
has worked on several short films,
documentaries and commercials; his
filmography for 1980–2009 comprises
about 50 productions.
Dypets Ensomhet (Depth Solitude) won the prize for best photography at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science Fiction Films in 1996. Among his numerous prizes and awards are also the
Aamot-statuetten Norway 2009, the
Kodak Vision Award, Gothenburg Film
Festival 2007, and the Golden Swan
Award for Best Cinematography,
Copenhagen 2003.
FILM (a Selection)
2021
The Zurich Affair – Dir: Jens Neubert
2015
Heaven on Earth – Dir: Kay Pollak
2010
Hunter’s Bride – Dir: Jens Neubert
2006
The Art of Crying – Dir: Peter Schønau Fog
2004
As It Is in Heaven – Dir: Kay Pollak
2002
Falcons – Dir: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
2008
Robert Festival, Nominee,
Best Cinematography, The Art of Crying
2007
Gothenburg Film Festival, Winner,
Best Cinematography, The Art of Crying
2006
Robert Festival, Nominee,
Best Cinematography, Drabet
2005
Guldbagge Awards, Nominee,
Best Cinematography, As It Is in Heaven
2003
Copenhagen Int. Film Festival, Winner,
Best Cinematography, Afgrunden
2002
Edda Awards, Iceland, Nominee,
Professional Category: Sound/Vision, Falcons
1997
Guldbagge Awards, Winner,
Best Cinematography, Juloratoriet
1995
Guldbagge Awards, Winner,
Best Cinematography, Drømspel
