Mari Finnestad
Managaing Director, based in Oslo
Mari is managing director for our office in Oslo, Norway. She brings more than 20 years of experience in film production to Leidar.
She is a talented director and scriptwriter, who has helped countless clients – both private and public, to transform important messages into entertaining and educational films. Her film team develops both live action and animation, and both traditional films and films more suitable for online platforms and social media.
Before her time in Leidar, Mari had directing and editorial responsibility for several television series.
Mari has an MA in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester, and a BA from the University of Oslo and Bergen focusing on comparative politics, history and English language