Dag Johan Haugerud

Dag Johan Haugerud born 30 December 1964 is a Norwegian librarian novelist screenwriter and film director His films include I Belong which won Amanda Awards in 2013 Beware of Children which won nine Amanda Awards in 2020 as well as the Nordic Council Film Prize Sex which was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize and Dreams Sex Love which won the Golden Bear in 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival His novels include Noe med natur 1999 Den som er veldig sterk må også være veldig snill 2002 Hva jeg betyr 2011 and Enkle atonale stykker for barn 2016 He has created several short films including Utukt from 2000 and Trøbbel from 2006 His first feature film was the 2012 film I Belong which won Amanda Awards in 2013 for Best Film Best Script Best Director and Best Actress Laila Goody In 2014 he directed the mediumlength film Im the One You Want Det er meg du vil ha no In 2019 he directed the film Beware of Children original title Barn and also wrote the script for the film His 2020 film The Light from the Chocolate Factory Lyset fra sjokoladefabrikken treated relations between girlfriends In 2024 he directed Sex the first instalment in the new Sex Dreams Love trilogy which was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival Love the trilogys second instalment was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival He was awarded the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize for the film Sex He directed the third instalment of the trilogy Dreams Sex Love which had its international premiere in February 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival where the film won the Golden Bear This was the first time a Norwegian film won the Golden Bear