Tomas Evjen (10 October 1972 – 11 September 2012) was a Norwegian editor, media personality and film producer.''Saltenposten'': Tomas Evjen er død
(in Norwegian)

Biography

He appeared in Radio Saltdal when he was 12 years old and later worked as a journalist in ''Nordlandsposten''. In 1996, he became editor and general manager of ''Saltenposten'' until 2000. He also worked as a reporter for ''Se og Hør''. In 2001, he founded his own media and film company "News On Request AS" in

Saltdal Saltdal ( sme, Sálát) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rognan. Other villages in Saltdal include Røkland and Løn ...

which he later moved to

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

. The company won the Sparebanken Nord-Norges industry award in 2005. He also became the general manager of Mediegården in Bodø. He produced a number of films and shorts including ''

Dead Snow ''Dead Snow'' ( no, Død snø) is a 2009 Norwegian comedy horror film directed by Tommy Wirkola, starring Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Vegar Hoel, Jeppe Laursen, Evy Kasseth Røsten, Jenny Skavlan, and Lasse Valdal. The film centers ...

'' in 2009 and the documentary ''Pappa kom hem'' in 2010. At the time of his death, he was producing a film with Norwegian director

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about the miners' rebellion in Sulis.an.no: Tomas Evjen er død - Filmskaper og News On Request-gründer Tomas Evjen er død, 39 år gammel.
(in Norwegian) ''Dead Snow'' was nominated for Amanda award becoming a best-selling Norwegian films abroad.

Death

He died on 11 September 2012 and his body was discovered in the Mediegården in Bodø.

Filmography

Director

*2009: ''Near the Mountains''

Producer

*2009: ''

'' *2010: ''Pappa kom hem'' (documentary) ;Shorts *2007: ''Burgled'' *2007: ''Fluen'' *2009: ''Near the Mountains'' (co-producer) *2011: ''Skallamann'' (producer / executive producer) *2011: ''I enden av tauet'' (executive producer)

Cinematographer

*2002: ''Montagna con forza'' *2009: ''Near the Mountains'' (short) *2010: ''Pappa kom hem'' (documentary) *2011: ''I enden av tauet'' (short)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evjen, Tomas 1972 births 2012 deaths Norwegian film producers Norwegian newspaper editors People from Saltdal