Roar Uthaug

Roar Uthaug (born 25 August 1973) is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School in 2002.

Career

His graduation film The Martin Administration was the second Norwegian student-film in history to be nominated by AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science) for the Student Academy Awards.

Working at the Norwegian production company Fantefilm, Uthaug has directed numerous commercials for Norwegian TV, and music videos for Gåte, Furia, Unni Wilhelmsen and Vidar Busk.

His feature debut Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey) was released in Norway on October 13, 2006.

On November 17, 2015, MGM and Warner Bros. announced that he would be directing a reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise.

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Uthaug

Uthaug is a village in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south shore of the Bjugnfjorden about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village of Opphaug, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the town of Brekstad, and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the Kjeungskjær lighthouse. Ørland Airport lies just south of the village.

The 0.37-square-kilometre (91-acre) village has a population (2013) of 442. This gives the village a population density of 1,195 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).

Uthaug is home to fish processing and concrete manufacturing industries. It also has a good harbor with a breakwater. The Uthaugsgården museum is an old preserved trading post that is located in the village.

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