Sebastian Solberg

Sebastian Solberg
Born	27 March 1991 Eastbourne, England
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2010–present
Website	http://sebastiansolberg.com

Sebastian Solberg (born 27 March 1991) is a multi-award winning filmmaker and commercials director with ties to New Zealand and England. He first started making films aged 9 when he was inspired by the Bond movies.

Solberg was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. His father is Norwegian and his mother is English. At the age of two his parents moved to New Zealand where he developed his love for the outdoors.

Solberg graduated from Saint Kentigern College in 2009 where he was a head prefect and had lead roles in a number of school productions.

He first began making films when he was inspired by the adventures of James Bond and Alex Rider. Solberg won his first film-making award aged fourteen.

While at college Solberg made a film based on the children's story The Steadfast Tin Soldier written by the Scandinavian author Hans Christian Andersen. The film won multiple awards at festivals around New Zealand including 'Best Short Film' and 'Best Director'.

After graduating Solberg was hired to film branded content around New Zealand for companies such as Red Bull, Nissan, Hyundai and Billabong.

In 2010 he moved to England to work on international feature films and commercials. He began collaborating with writer / director Amit Gupta on a number of feature films including "One Crazy Thing" which Solberg second unit directed.

Solberg has directed commercials for a wide range of brands such as Visa, Mr Kipling, Weight Watchers, Premier Inn and Anchor.

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