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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

Mari’s office teammates

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    Anders Martin Helle

    Consultant, Film production

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    Anne Cathrine Lippert

    Consultant, Film and Design

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    Edwin Shankar

    Consultant, Media and Content

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    Helena Østrem Øgård

    Consultant, Media and Content

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    Hilde Holmesland

    Senior Consultant, Film Production

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    Ingrid Helsingen Warner

    Senior Advisor, International Communications

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    Maiken Prestmo

    Consultant, Media and Content

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    Marianne Fekene

    Senior Consultant, Sustainability Communications

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    Marianne Kleven

    Senior Consultant, Film Production

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