Asgeir Helgestad
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Asgeir Helgestad is an award-winning director, cinematographer, writer and producer from Norway. He has over thirty years of experience with documentary and photo. Nature has always been his greatest love and inspiration and his work reflects deep passion and empathy for his subjects. His recent documentary, Queen without Land (2018), has been shown in more than fifty festivals, received over thirty international awards, and reached audiences worldwide. His stills photography has been awarded at the biggest wildlife photo competitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The first book he authored and photographed, Dyr i skogen / Animals in the Forest (2001), received the Norwegian Ministry of Culture debutante prize. Asgeir established the independent film production company Artic Light in 2006 with focus on giving a voice to nature and those creatures that otherwise are not as visible in the public space. He is member of The Norwegian Society of Cinematographers and Norske Naturfografer.