Finn Gjerdrum (born 20 March 1961, in

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

) is a Norwegian film producer. Gjerdrum started his career making short films with

Bent Hamer Bent Hamer (born 18 December 1956) is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956. Biography Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his fe ...

. His first feature-length movie was Hamer's critically acclaimed '' Eggs'', which was awarded the Amanda Award for best Norwegian film in 1995. Gjerdrum has produced several high profile, successful Norwegian movies, including '' In Order of Disappearance'', ''

A Somewhat Gentle Man ''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' ( no, En ganske snill mann and also known as ''Regnskap'') is a 2010 Norwegian crime comedy film directed by Hans Petter Moland. It premiered on 19 March 2010, and was the sixth feature-film directed by Hans Petter Mo ...

'', ''

Troubled Water Troubled Water ( no, De usynlige, "The Invisible") is a 2008 Norwegian film directed by Erik Poppe. The film depicts a large part of the story twice, from the perspectives of two people. Plot As a teenager, Jan Thomas Hansen ( Pål Sverre Valhe ...

'', ''

The Last King ''The Last King'' ( no, Birkebeinerne) is a 2016 Norwegian historical drama, directed by Nils Gaup. The story, inspired by true events, centers on the efforts of the Birkebeiner loyalists to protect the infant, Haakon Haakonsson, the heir to t ...

'' and ''

The King's Choice ''The King's Choice'' ( no, Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No") is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreig ...

'', as well as international production such as ''

Dancer in the Dark ''Dancer in the Dark'' is a 2000 musical drama film written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. It stars Icelandic musician Björk as a factory worker who suffers from a degenerative eye condition and is saving for an operation to p ...

'', ''

A Thousand Times Good Night ''A Thousand Times Good Night'' ( no, Tusen ganger god natt) is an Irish-Norwegian produced English language 2013 drama film directed by Erik Poppe and starring Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Larry Mullen Jr. and Mad ...

'' and ''

Stella Days ''Stella Days'' is a 2011 film directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and starring Martin Sheen as a Roman Catholic priest in rural Ireland during the mid-1950s. The film is based on the book ''Stella Days: The Life and Times of a Rural Irish Cinema'' ...

''. Together with

Erik Poppe Erik Poppe (born 24 June 1960) is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter. Poppe is regarded as one of Scandinavia's most experienced and compelling film directors recognized for his work with actors and multi-pronged narrativ ...

and Harald Rosenløw-Eeg, Gjerdrum was nominated for the

Nordic Council Film Prize The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the Nordic Council. The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is the funding body that administers the prize. History The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 5 ...

in 2005, for the film ''

Hawaii, Oslo ''Hawaii, Oslo'' is a 2004 Norwegian drama film, directed by Erik Poppe with a screenplay by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. It stars Trond Espen Seim, Aksel Hennie, Jan Gunnar Røise and Petronella Barker. The film's music was composed by John Erik Ka ...

'', but lost to ''

Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th cen ...

''.

Filmography

* 2020 - Utmark (TV Series) (producer) (pre-production) * 2019 - Cold Pursuit (producer - produced by) * 2018 - Utøya: July 22 (producer) * 2018 - Per Fugelli: Siste resept (Documentary) (producer) * 2017 - Ekspedisjon Knerten (producer) * 2016 -

(producer) * 2016 -

(executive producer) / (producer) * 2015 -

My Name Is Emily ''My Name is Emily'' is a 2015 Irish independent drama film written and directed by Simon Fitzmaurice in his only feature film credit; on 26 October 2017, he died after an ongoing battle with motor neurone disease. The film stars Evanna Lynch, M ...

(co-producer) * 2014 - In Order of Disappearance (executive producer) / (producer) * 2013 -

1,000 Times Good Night ''A Thousand Times Good Night'' ( no, Tusen ganger god natt) is an Irish-Norwegian produced English language 2013 drama film directed by Erik Poppe and starring Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Larry Mullen Jr. and Mad ...

(executive producer) / (producer) * 2013 - Mormor og de åtte ungene (producer) * 2013 - Before Snowfall (producer) * 2012 - Outside Comfort (Short) (producer) * 2011 -

(co-producer) * 2011 - Knerten i knipe (producer) * 2010 - Twigson Ties the Knot (producer) * 2010 - Pax (producer) * 2010 -

(producer) * 2009 - '' Rottenetter'' (producer) * 2009 - Knerten (producer) * 2009 - Spøkelset Martin (Documentary short) (producer) * 2008 - Fatso (producer) * 2008 - Troubled Water (producer) * 2007 - Supernova (Short) (producer) * 2007 - Andre omgang (producer) * 2006 - Nora (Short) (producer) * 2006 - Animal Alpha: Bundy (Short) (producer) * 2005 - Pitbullterje (producer) * 2005 - The Giant (Documentary) (executive producer) / (producer) * 2004 - Hawaii, Oslo (producer) * 2004 - Cry in the Woods (executive producer) / (producer) * 2003 - The Beast of Beauty (producer) * 2003 - Bulle bare bor her (Short) (producer) * 2002 - Scars (producer) * 2001 - Syndare i sommarsol (co-producer) * 2001 - Stuck (Short) (producer) * 2000 - Prop and Berta (co-producer) * 2000 -

(associate producer) * 1998 - Bloody Angels (producer) * 1998 - Bunch of Five (producer) * 1998 - Water Easy Reach (executive producer) * 1995 - Eggs (producer)

References

External links

* 1961 births Living people Norwegian film producers People from Sandefjord {{Norway-film-bio-stub