The Board
METTE CHENG MUNTHE-KAAS
Chairperson
EIRIN GJØRV
Board Member
ieirin@directors.no
Eirin Gjørv is a directing graduate from the Norwegian National Film School and also holds a degree in Social Anthropology, Geography, and World Religions from the University of Oslo. She has directed TV dramas and short films, as well as 11 short documentaries. Her most recent film, «The Desert Castle,» is a documentary that follows the Norwegian architects Snøhetta into the UAE desert. This film enjoyed extensive international distribution through NRK, YLE, SVT, Danmarks Radio, PBS, and Al Jazeera, among others. Additionally, she worked as a consultant at the Norwegian Film Institute.
mette@tenthousandimages.no
Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning CEO, producer, and editor of feature documentaries. With over 20 years of experience in the field, she founded her own production company, Ten Thousand Images AS (TTI) in 2014. Through TTI, she has produced & co-produced over 10 Feature Length Documentaries in addition to several short docs. Her previous films as producer include the award-winning NO WORD FOR WORRY (2014), IDFA-Winner NOWHERE TO HIDE (2016) and the Oscar-shortlisted HIDDEN LETTERS (2022). As minority Co-Producer she has worked on films such as Award-winning LIFE OF IVANNA (2021) and the Berlinale Winner MYANMAR DIARIES (2022)
NEFISE ÖZKAL LORENTZEN
Founder | Board Member
JULIAN RUMI ÖZKAL LORENTZEN
Board Member
+47 924 30 182
integralfilm@gmail.com
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen is a Turkish-Norwegian writer, filmmaker and professor at The faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technologies at Innland University, Norway. She received her B.A in Political Science at Bosphorus University in Istanbul and her M.A in Media and Communication at the University of Oslo. Over the past two decades she has produced and directed several controversial documentaries related to Islam. Her films have premiered in prestigious festivals such as IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, San Francisco FF, Göteborg FF, Hot Springs, One World and Movies That Matter among others. She was nominated for the History Makers Award in NYC.
j.ro.lorentzen@gmail.com
Julian Rumi Özkal Lorentzen is one of the board members of Integral Film AS. He works as a director’s assistant, scriptwriter, and is currently studying law at the University of Bergen. Julian has a deep passion for film and writing, often combining his creative pursuits with his academic knowledge. His diverse skill set allows him to approach filmmaking from a unique perspective, blending storytelling with a structured understanding of law and ethics. Outside of his professional roles, Julian is driven by a desire to explore complex narratives and innovative ways of telling stories.