CV

Thomas Østbye PLYMSERAFIN
Orgnr: 986817263mva

Tverrbakken 4 c
0475 Oslo, Norway
(+47)   41 44 96 11
plymserafin@gmail.com
www.plymserafin.com 
		
Thomas A Østbye is an artist and filmmaker running PLYMSERAFIN production company.
He works with installation, photography, and film. Do film editing, and is a teacher at HIL.

EDUCATION
Diploma in filmediting at The Norwegian Film School  			       
Study of  Gamelan Gong Kebyar music in Bali 				      
North Norway Art and Film School 					                    
Shouth-Indian Classical / Carnatic music and Mrdangam under 
Thiruvarur R Khrishnamurti, and at the Tamil cultural center   
Comparative Religion & History of Philosophy, University of Oslo       


FILM WORKS (selected)

Veil  /  Slør
2007, 5min, dvcam stereo. 
   2008
– Minimalen Shortfilmfestival in Trondheim
   2007
– Trunk Nordic Art Video Festival, Sverige.
– Organ 3 artfestival, Oslo.
– Bergen International Film Festival, Norway.
– Exile Film Festival Göteborg
– Veil can be seen at dagbladet and is already watched there by 40.000.
– In the back seats of Oslo taxi’s summer 2007
– numerous shopping-centers throughout Norway, in connection with the 
   Equality and Anti-discrimination directorate’s Conscious campain.
– It was premiered with outdoor-screening at Serieteket - Deichmanske.

6 conceptions of freedom / 6 forestillinger om frihet
2006, 20 min, 35mm film, dolby SRD. 
   2008
– FIPA Biarritz/France
   2007
– Won Best Documentary Award at Euganea Moviemovement - Italy.
– SILVERDOCS - Silverspring, USA.
– Sheffield Doc / Fest Sheffield UK 
– Madrid Experimental Cinema Week, Spain.
–  45min shorts Klingenberg Kino,  Oslo/Norway
– Bergen International Film Festival, Norway.
– SPLIT Film Festival - Croatia.
– European Film Festival Palic - Serbia.
– Norwegian Short Film Festival - Grimstad 
– EuroDok - Oslo 
– MOLOCH! Open - Oslo
– Kontakt - Ukraine 
   2006
– Oslo International Film Festival - Oslo
– Le Centre Culturel Français - Oslo

in your dreams  /  drømme kan du gjøre senere 
2005, 6 min, 35mm stills, HDCAM-SR. 
   2007
– Kritisk Rom human rights and asylum politics at Vika kino Oslo. Co-organizer.
– ART4LUX Pepenieres Europeennes pour jeunes artistes. Luxembourg.
– Exile Film Festival Göteborg
   2006
– Won the Prix Français at The National Art Exhibition (Høstutstillingen)
– Won the Shortfilm award at Bergen International Filmfestival 
– Nominated for the Amanda Awards - Best Norwegian Shortfilm
– Nominated for the Governments Human Rights Award
– Nordic Panorama Danemark
– Calgary International Filmfestival  Cannada
– Tempo Documentary Filmfestival  Stocholm – Sverige
– FutureShorts  København 		
– M:DOX  Malmø 
– Videomedeja  Novi Sad – Serbia 
– Cite International des Arts Paris Frankrike
– S1 Salon   S1 Artspace Sheffield – England
– CPH Shortfilm  København 
– Agder artsenter Kristiansand				
– Porsgrunn art assosiation 
– John skies or Sally swims Video art festival, UKS Oslo
– Barents Spektakel Artfestival in Kirkenes	
– Agitator politics and film, Hausmania Oslo
– Minimalen Shortfilmfestival Trondheim
– Eat the rich  Lillehammer and Oslo 
– Frogner Kino art and politics Oslo 
   2005
– Films from the south (Film fra sør) with political debatte Cinemateket Oslo 
– The Norwegian Shortfilm Festival Grimstad 
– Highlights from Norwegian Shortfilm Festival at Rockefeller Oslo 
– Highlights from Norwegian Shortfilm Festival at Cinemateket in Oslo and Bergen
– Documentary meets Art  the Documentary Film Club, Oslo
– The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival Volda 
– Highlights from The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival  Oslo

Shaping Up  /   Den Skal Tidlig Krøkes
   2004, 6 min, s-8mm film.  
   2005
– Dance Screen IMZ - Shout East Dance Brighton
– Dance Film Day  London 
– SYNCH - festival of electronic arts Lavrion Greece
   2004
– Minimalen Trondheim  Won Hederlig omtale
– Oslo Art Festival  oslo 
– Video 2004 (Nordic and Baltic Videoart) Bergen Kunsthall Landmark
– Highlights from Norwegian Shortfilmfestival Rockefeller Oslo
– Pipshow III   live-art festival, Oslo Fine Art Academy-Fabrikken Oslo.
–Videodance / Tessaloniki int.  Athens and Tessaloniki
– Dance for camera / Ultima festival Cinemateket Oslomailto:plymserafin@gmail.comhttp://www.plymserafin.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1

OTHER MEDIA (selected)

SEDES på Nordnorsken i Bodø rundt i NordNorgeb 2008.

city of lost cameras, photo & installation.

   at Organ Festival 3, oslo 2007

SI SEDES IS 2006, 15 min, 

   3 track videoinstallation with space-selective sound.

   Si sedes is at the French Cultural Center 2006.

–                        (Do I have to understand You?) 

  3 text on paper plates 2006

Sedes video, & videoinstallation

– SoundArt:  as ”PlymSerafin” 12 min Vinyl.

– Photo serial: ”Blackmetall

– Videoworks  for the dance performance

  ”ALICE ” by lady KNOT -Katrine Bølstad.

nice colors 2005, 1min videoloop innstallation.

H&M – SOMASODOMA 2002, animation,

  on the pervation of individual comunication.

Breakfastfilm 2001, 5 min, metrical crossrythm,

  everydaylife in relation to the national discourse.

– Performance: The Tarzan of Now

  Academi for scenekunst.

SHEEPWARRIOR, Installation Litago gallery.

Vulcan deep with ”Vesturleid”

  at gallery ”Nylistasafnir” in Reykjavik.

FILM-EDITING


– KILLL experimental music dvd, 35min, togheter with Are Mykkelbost.

– Svev documentary 30min, by Brage Kvasbø.

– Finaly 2006 Artfilm 21min, 35mm film, by Knut Aasdam.

– Face to Face (”Ansikt til ansikt”) 2005, TV, 6 episode

   portrait serial of Norwegian artists with fine art photographer

   Morten Kroghvold. Won the National TV award Gullfisken 2006

– Blissed 2005 Artfilm 12min, 35mm film, by Knut Aasdam

– Asylsøkere 2005, 8min, 35mm, animation, director: Kaja Polmar.

– Brick Vision 2004, Artfilm, 13 min, 16mm film, by Andreas J Riiser.

– 60552 2004, Videoart, 4 min, by Kjersti Nordskar.

– Across Cannada (”Cannada på tvers”)

   2004-05, TV, 6 episode documentary serial and 50 min

   international version. Won the National TV award Gullfisken 2005.

– Hiking with Lars Monsen 2005,TV,6episode documentary serial.

– Commercials 2004-06 for television and cinema.

– Den som frykter ulven Restructuring of featurefilm to a tv-serial

   Cinematographer; on the film-installation

– Distant by artist Kaja Haugen Pedersen.

   Freelance photographer for ”Unicom” and Listen to Norway.


TEACHING

– Position as editing teacher for the documentaryfilm directors at

   Lillehammer University College -Ma & Ba.

– Did some workshops at Norh Norway Art and Film School.

2001-2004

2002

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1999-2000

1999-2000

Awards and Grants (selected)

Prix Français at The National Art Exhibition (Høstutstillingen)    

   3mnd residence at Cite International des Arts -Paris 2005-6

Best Documentary Award at Euganea Moviemovement -Italy 2007

Best Shortfilm Award at Bergen International Filmfestival 2005

Special Mention at Minimalen 2004

– Nominated for the Amanda Awards - Best Norwegian Shortfilm

– Nominated for the Governments Human Rights Award 2006

– Nominated for Nordic Panorama Danemark 2006

Official selection Silverdocs 2007

– Oslo by’s Kulturstipend filmkunstner 2007.

– 3 year working grant from Arts Council Norway 2007.

– Bought by the Arts Council Norway.

THOMAS  ØSTBYE  –  PLYMSERAFIN

OTHER

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