Erik Skjoldbjærg
Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the films Insomnia and Narvik. His film Pioneer was selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Erik Skjoldbjærg
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- Name
- Erik Skjoldbjærg
- Born
- 14 December 1964
- Birthplace
- Tromsø, Norway
- Occupation
- Director and writer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Education
- National Film and Television School
- Honours
- Amanda Award for Best Direction · Kanon prize for best direction
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the films Insomnia and Narvik. His film Pioneer was selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Erik Skjoldbjærg (born 1964) is a film director, screenwriter and television director, of Norwegian nationality. The film director was born in Tromsø Municipality. Erik Skjoldbjærg was educated at National Film and Television School.
Languages used include Norwegian. Honours include Amanda Award for Best Direction and Kanon prize for best direction.
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• Name — Erik Skjoldbjærg • Born — 14 December 1964 • Birthplace — Tromsø, Norway • Occupation — Director and writer • Notable Works — Insomnia, Narvik
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• Vinterveien (Near Winter, short film, 1993, also wrote) • Close to Home (short film, 1994, also wrote) • Spor (1996, also wrote) • Insomnia (1997, also wrote) • Prozac Nation (2001) • Skolen (TV series, unknown episodes, 2004) • En folkefiende (An Enemy of the People, 2005, also wrote) • Størst av alt (TV series, 3 episodes, 2006) • Nokas (2010) • Pionér (Pioneer, 2013, also wrote) • Pyromaniac (2016) • Forsvinningen - Lørenskog 31. oktober 2018 (The Lørenskog Disappearance, miniseries, 3 episodes, 2022) • Narvik (2022)
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1964
Erik Skjoldbjærg born at Tromsø Municipality.
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• Insomnia (2002) • Occupied (2015–20)
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