Eva Frederikke Dahr (30 October 1958 – 12 May 2019) was a Norwegian film director, playwright, and film producer. She studied at Volda University College and the Bela Balaz studio in

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, Hungary. Dahr was a prolific director of

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s. She was the conceptual director of the TV drama '' Himmelblå'' (2008–10) and also directed the film '' The Orange Girl'', a 2009 adaptation of the 2003

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novel '' Appelsinpiken''. Together with her sister, actress

Juni Dahr Juni Vibeke Dahr (born 29 June 1953) is a Norwegian actress. She was born in Oslo, and is the sister of film director and producer Eva Dahr Eva Frederikke Dahr (30 October 1958 – 12 May 2019) was a Norwegian film director, playwright, a ...

, she made two short films, ''Dolce Vita'' (1989) and ''Troll'' (1991). The director won many Norwegian and international awards, including an Amanda Award and a Gullstolen at the Kortfilmfestivalen i Grimstad, for the short film ''En mann'' (1997). Dahr died in 2019 at age 60, following a long illness.Death announcement, ''Aftenposten'' 14 May 2019, p. 53

Selected filmography

* 1985: '' Burning Flowers'' – feature film (co-director) * 1989: ''Dolce Vita'' –

(director, producer) * 1991: ''Troll'' – short film (director, producer) * 1993: ''Fjording'' – short film (director, producer) * 1994: ''Drømmehesten'' – short film (director, writer) * 1996: ''In Transit'' – short film (director) * 1997: ''1996 - Pust på meg!'' – short film (director) * 1997: ''En mann'' – short film (director, writer, producer) * 1998: ''Veddemålet'' – short film (director, producer) * 1999: ''Taktikk'' – short film (director, producer) * 2004: ''Tempo!'' – short film (director, writer) * 2006: ''Trette menn'' – short film (director, writer, producer) * 2006–14: '' Hotel Cæsar'' – television series (director) * 2007: ''Mars & Venus'' – feature film (director, writer) * 2008–10: '' Himmelblå'' – television series (director) * 2009: '' The Orange Girl'' – feature film (director)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahr, Eva Norwegian film directors Writers from Oslo Norwegian screenwriters 1958 births 2019 deaths Norwegian women screenwriters Norwegian women film directors