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Per Høst

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Norwegian zoologist and film producer (1907-1971)

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Per Høst was a Norwegian zoologist, film producer and non-fiction writer known for his wildlife and ethnographic documentaries.

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Same Ællin1971
Last of the Nomads1957
Galápagos1955
Gjensyn med jungelfolket1950
Ecuador1954
Naturen og eventyret1953
Frisk fra nord1965

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1957Norwegian Film Critics’ Award

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Per Høst was a Norwegian zoologist, film producer and non-fiction writer known for his wildlife and ethnographic documentaries. After studying zoology at the University of Oslo and conducting research on Arctic wildlife, he shifted to filmmaking in the 1930s, producing educational nature shorts before creating feature-length documentaries. His work included Gjensyn med jungelfolket (1950) about the Chocó people of Panama and Same Jakki (1957), which documented Sámi reindeer herders in northern Norway and was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. Throughout his career, Høst produced content for schools, industry, the BBC, and the NRK, combining his scientific background with documentary filmmaking techniques that captured both natural environments and indigenous cultures.

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Norway
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Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
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Lived 1907 to 1971 · aged 64
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