‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’: How Norwegian Filmmakers Turned Mats Steen’s Online Life into a Netflix Oscar Contender

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• Filmmakers Benjamin Ree and Ingvil Giske reconstructed the online avatar life of Mats Steen, a 25-year-old Norwegian who died from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, using 20,000 hours of gaming footage and dialog without permission from the game's owners at Activision Blizzard.
• The film has been a surprise hit in Norway, reaching over 120,000 viewers in theaters and inspiring older audiences to watch with their grandchildren, leading the government to appoint Mats' father Robert to lead an expert group on the impact of digital environments on youth.