Career
His directing career mainly consists of documentaries depicting Norwegian people leading original and often ancient ways of life. Five of his television documentaries have been released on the Digital Video Disc Regi: Øyvind Sandberg: Livsstil på hell (1989), Ålefiskerne (1994), Laksefiskerne (1995), Elmer og blomsterbåten (1999) and Konsert for tre hester i to takter (2007). In October of 2012, Sandberg was named Bergen"s Best Bergenser by the news website, British Telecom.no.
He is the son of Haakon Sandberg, also a film director