Thomas Hellum
Producer, NRK / ‘Slow TV’ Advocate
Thomas Hellum has worked at NRK since 1992. He is an award-winning producer of documentaries in Norway.
Starting as lighting designer he moved into photography and then began work as a producer, specializing in documentaries.
Since 2009, he have been one of the driving forces behind several "Slow TV" programs, filming and broadcasting apparently boring events as they happen and turning them into genuinely thrilling television drama. Hellum tells us the story of slow-TV - from NRK's courageous commitment to a very special train ride – to a five-and-a-half day journey with a Coastal ship, knitting around the clock and curious interest abroad.
His personal motto is "Life is best when it's a bit strange.”