Bjørn Breigutu

Bjørn Breigutu (April 25, 1924 – June 29, 2004) was an award-winning Norwegian filmmaker. Bjørn Breigutu was trained in drawing at the Norwegian National College of Art and Design. He started working for Norsk Film at Jar outside Oslo in 1946, and he edited his first film in 1950 with Filmavisen. Gradually, he became Arne Skouen's regular editor. Altogether, he edited 26 feature films and directed over 60 short films. As a trade unionist, he helped start the Norwegian Filmmakers Association (Norsk Filmforbund). His work is described by Gunnar Iversen in Portrett av en usynlig mann – Om Bjørn Breigutu og hans filmer (Portrait of an Invisible Man: Bjørn Breigutu and His Films, 1989).Breigutu was the first to be awarded the Amanda committee's honorary award during the first presentation of the Amanda Award in 1985, and he received the Norwegian Filmmakers Association's honorary award in 1993.