Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the films ''
Insomnia
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'' and ''
Narvik
() is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...
''. His film ''
Pioneer'' was selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the
2013 Toronto International Film Festival
The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. ''The Fifth Estate (film), The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and ''Life of Crime (film), Life o ...
.
Filmography
As director
* ''Vinterveien'' (''Near Winter'', short film, 1993, also wrote)
* ''Close to Home'' (short film, 1994, also wrote)
* ''Spor'' (1996, also wrote)
* ''
Insomnia
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have difficulty sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep for as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low ene ...
'' (1997, also wrote)
* ''
Prozac Nation'' (2001)
* ''Skolen'' (TV series, unknown episodes, 2004)
* ''
En folkefiende'' (''
An Enemy of the People
''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende'') is an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that explores the conflict between personal integrity and societal norms. The play centers on Dr. Thomas Stockmann, w ...
'', 2005, also wrote)
* ''Størst av alt'' (TV series, 3 episodes, 2006)
* ''
Nokas'' (2010)
* ''
Pionér'' (''Pioneer'', 2013, also wrote)
* ''
Pyromaniac
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'' (2016)
* ''Forsvinningen - Lørenskog 31. oktober 2018'' (''The Lørenskog Disappearance'', miniseries, 3 episodes, 2022)
* ''
Narvik
() is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...
'' (2022)
As writer
* ''
Insomnia
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have difficulty sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep for as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low ene ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Occupied'' (2015–20)
References
External links
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Living people
1964 births
Norwegian film directors
Writers from Tromsø
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