A Norwegian native, Bjørn is a London-based director of photography who is working in feature films, Tv-drama and commercials. Over the last years, he has shot numerous award winning feature films and TV dramas. Bjørn photographed Barney Elliott's feature "The Debt" starring Stephen Dorff as well as Lee Haven Jones feature film debut "The Feast", for which he won the Bafta Cymru Award for Best Cinematography. Bjørn also received a RTS Scotland Cinematography nomination for "Shetland", a BAFTA Cymru nomination for TV-series "Bang" and he was nominated for The Sue Gibson Cinematography award for BBC-series "Hidden". Bjørn's educational background includes an MA in Cinematography from the British National Film & Television School (NFTS) and a BA (HONS) in Film production from Surrey Institute of Art & Design. Lately, Bjørn has shot British TV dramas "Karen Pirie" (ITV), "The Devil's hour" (Amazon Prime) and "Shetland" (BBC1). Bjørn is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) and the Norwegian Society of Cinematographers (FNF). PRESS: "Cinematographer Bjorn Stale Bratberg uses Snowdonia's cloud-covered gloom to build character and tension" "Softly photographed by Bjørn Ståle Bratberg, who brings equal care to the film's pristine Andean locations" Interview about the film "Noriaki" (Shortview: "Noriaki" by Bjørn Bratberg) |
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