Per Høst
Norwegian zoologist and film producer (1907-1971) · Norway · On the map · Directors · Died at 64
Per Høst was a Norwegian zoologist, film producer and non-fiction writer known for his wildlife and ethnographic documentaries.
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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.
