Sebastian Solberg

Sebastian Solberg was born on March 27th, 1991 in Eastbourne, 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 He is a director and producer known for The Steadfast Tin Soldier (2008), Modern Man (2013) and 50 Kisses (2014). Sebastian first began making films when he was inspired by the adventures of James Bond and Alex Rider. He won his first film-making award aged fourteen. After graduating Sebastian 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 (2016) which Solberg second unit directed. Sebastian has directed commercials for a wide range of brands such as Visa, Mr Kipling, Weight Watchers, Premier Inn and Anchor. He has directed a number of award winning short films including Modern Man (2013) which has screened in over 100 cities around the world and won a number of awards including 'Best Comedy Short'. In March 2015, Sebastian travelled to outer Mongolia to work as second unit director on The Eagle Huntress (2016) documentary. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016 and is being executive produced by Daisy Ridley and Morgan Spurlock. As well as film-making Sebastian has a passion for education and empowering others to pursue their goals. He does this through public speaking and social media where he regularly posts behind the scenes photos and stories from his latest film-making adventures.