Veslemøy Ruud Zwart - Producer
VESLEMØY RUUD ZWART
@veslemoey_zwart is a Norwegian producer, operating from Los Angeles and Oslo. She established Zwart Arbeid, and Motion Blur
Veslemoey is amongst other things, famous for her documentary from Cuba, where she went undercover as a “behind the scenes crew” in order to secretly interview the wives of the imprisoned men, called "las damas de blanco" . She’s also known for being very hands on, often seen rolling up her sleves in helping out with serving food to extras, building and painting sets, and stunt driving if needed.
Veslemoey has been instrumental in establishing new creative industries in Norway, and is a great inspiration to young, female filmmakers. established and is the CEO, Motion Blur Inc. Los Angeles, California (1998) where she helped develop other Scandinavian directors such as Roenberg (Kon Tiki) Stefan Treschow and Harald Zwart.
She has acquired the rights to several Scandinavian books, and is developing several feature and TV projects, one of them based on the famous book about gender swapping “Egalia’s Daughters”.
Partner and Producer, Motion Blur AS, Oslo, Norway (2002)
University of Oslo — Cand.mag. (1994) Law, Political Science and Criminology, Master Criminology, Thesis on “Private Prison Industry, Institute of Criminology, UiO.
FILMOGRAPHY
1990: Da Tier’n var Gul (Producer) Music video for DeLillos
1992: Parents (Producer) Award Winning Short.
1993: Må Få Gjort Noe Med Det (Producer) Music video for Jan Eggum (First Norwegian Music video to make it to MTV)
1997: Commander Hamilton (Co-Producer) Starring Peter Stormare, Lena Olin, Mark Hamill (SF)
2000: One Night at McCools (Co-Producer) Starring Liv Tyler, Michael Douglas, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins and Paul Riser (USA FILMS/UNI) Produced by Michael Douglas.
2001: Velvet (Producer) Music Video for A-ha
2002: Agent Cody Banks (Producer) Starring Ian McShane, Frankie Muniz, Angie Harmon, Hillary Duff, (MGM)
2006: Long Flat Balls (Producer) Starring Petter Jørgensen, Anders Fjell, Jose Mourinho (Zwart Arbeid, SF)
2008: Long Flat Balls II (Producer) Starring Don Johnson, Petter Jørgensen etc (Zwart Arbeid, SF)
2010: Forever Not Yours (Producer) Music Video for A-ha
2012: Kon Tiki (Exec Producer) Starring Pål Sverre Hagen, Tobias Santelmann
2013: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (Co-Producer) Starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bowers and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Screengems, SONY)
2014: Brother (Producer) Music video for Morten Harket.
2014: Intolerant (Producer) Music video for Ylvis.
2015: The Oil Fund (Producer) (Limited TV series) Petter Gullestad, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen (TV NORGE, Zwart Arbeid)
2017: The 12th Man (Producer) Starring Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Zwart Arbeid, Nordisk Film)
2018 - Røst (Producer) Music video for Sigvart Dagsland
2019: Amundsen (Exec Producer) Starring Pål Sverre Haga.
2019: Post Mortem (Exec Producer) Netflix TV show, with Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Elias Holmen Sørensen (NETFLIX)
2019 - Parents Inc. (Producer, Writer) Award-winning short for Easter Seals, starring Emily Hopper.
2020 - Super8 (Producer ) Music video for Sigvart Dagsland
2021: Long Flat Balls “Broken Promises” (Producer) Petter Jørgensen, Kai Helge Hansen, Stella Zwart and Samantha Fox (Zwart Arbeid, Fra Øverste Hylle)
2022: ViQueens (Producer) Animation in development.
2022: Seance (Producer) Musical in Development.
2022: Egalia’s Daughters (Producer) In development.
2022: Troll (Exec Producer)
HARALD ZWART
Harald Zwart is one of the most profitable directors in Scandinavian history. According to box office mojo, his films have gross earnings of USD 597 million (approx. NOK 6,345,113,010.00) - not including Scandinavian hits such as 12th Man (viewed by over 650,000), the Lange Flate series (over 700,000 views in total) and Hamilton. All the films were No. 1 at the cinema, and among the biggest successes in Norway. @haraldjzwart made his first films (cell- and puppet animations on super 8) when he was 8 years. Loved drawing, painting, and playing music, and attended the Dutch Film Academy in Amsterdam. His graduation short, GABRIEL'S SURPRISE, got him straight into commercials in Scandinavia, England, Europe, USA and Asia.
Has filmed in all corners of the world and is the first Norwegian to join DGA.
FILMOGRAPHY (not including commercials)
1986 - Robin has to the Greenwood Gone Short, 10 min (Writer, Director) (The Dutch Film Academy, Amsterdam) With Robert Sobels.
1987 - Waar Blijft De Weg 20 min (Writer, Director) (3rd year graduation, The Dutch Film Academy, Amsterdam). Starring Yoram Lursen.
1989 - Gabriel’s Surprise 30 min (Writer, Director) Final Examfilm, The Dutch Filmacademy, Starring Ira Goldwasser.
1990 - Everyone Needs a Friend Sometime (Writer,Director) Music video for Dance With A Stranger.
1990 - Da Tier’n var Gul (Writer, Director) Music video for DeLillos
1992 - Parents (Writer, Director) Award Winning Short.
1993 - Må Få Gjort Noe Med Det (Writer, Director) Music video for Jan Eggum (First Norwegian Music video to make it to MTV)
1994 - Gull og Grønne Skoger (Director, Co-writer) Award-winning Short for NRK (Norwegian National TV) for the Winter Olympics, starring, Wenche Foss and Jack Fjelstad.
1997 Commander Hamilton (Director) Starring Peter Stormare, Lena Olin, Mark Hamill (SF)
2000 - One Night at McCools (Director) Starring Liv Tyler, Michael Douglas, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins and Paul Riser (USA FILMS/UNI) Produced by Michael Douglas.
2001 - Velvet (Writer, Director) Music Video for A-ha
2002 - Agent Cody Banks (Director) Starring Ian McShane, Frankie Muniz, Angie Harmon, Hillary Duff, (MGM)
2003 - Agent Cody Banks 2, Destination London (Story credit).
2006 - Long Flat Balls (Director) Starring Petter Jørgensen, Anders Fjell, Jose Mourinho (Zwart Arbeid, SF)
2008 - Long Flat Balls 2 (Director) Starring Don Johnson, Petter Jørgensen etc (Zwart Arbeid, SF)
2009 - Pink Panther, Deux (Director) Starring Steve Martin, Emily Mortimer, Ashwarya Rai, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons, Andy Garcia and Alfred Molina (SONY)
2009 - Dead Snow - (Exec Producer) Starring Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen (Euforia)
2010 - Forever Not Yours (Writer, Director) Music Video for A-ha
2010 - The Karate Kid (Director) Starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, Produced by Will Smith (Overbrook Ent, SONY)
2012 - Kon Tiki - (Exec Producer) Starring Pål Sverre Hagen, Tobias Santelmann
2013 - The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (Director) Starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bowers and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Screengems, SONY)
2014: Brother (Producer) Music video for Morten Harket.
2014: Intolerant (Producer) Music video for Ylvis.
2015 - The Oil Fund (Director, Show-runner, Writer) (Limited TV series) Petter Gullestad, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen (TV NORGE, Zwart Arbeid)
2017 - The 12th Man (Director Producer, Writer Shooting Script) Starring Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Zwart Arbeid, Nordisk Film)
2018 - Røst (Director, Writer) Music video for Sigvart Dagsland
2019 - Amundsen (Exec Producer) Starring Pål Sverre Haga.
2019 - Post Mortem (Director) Netflix TV show, with Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Elias Holmen Sørensen (NETFLIX)
2019 - Parents Inc. (Director, Writer) Award-winning short for Easter Seals, starring Emily Hopper. (Based on Zwart’s original Parents inc from 1992)
2020 - Super8 (Director and co-writer of song) ) Music video for Sigvart Dagsland
2021 - Long Flat Balls “Broken Promises” (Director) Award Winning Comedy w/ Petter Jørgensen, Kai Helge Hansen, Stella Zwart and Samantha Fox (Zwart Arbeid, Fra Øverste Hylle)
2022 - ViQueens (Writer, Director) Animation in development.
2022 - Seance (Writer, Director) Musical in Development.
2022 - Troll (Exec Producer)
CONTACT
Nor +47 97086515
US +1 310 801-8862
Zwart Arbeid, US - 650 Hightree Rd, Santa Monica CA 90403
Zwart Arbeid, Norway, Smedjegaten 88,Gml Fredrikstad, 1632.