Erik Skjoldbjærg
Erik Skjoldbjærg (born 1964) is a Norwegian director and writer. He graduated from the National Film and Television School in London in 1997 and made his feature film debut with Insomnia in 1997, which he also co-wrote. The film attracted substantial international attention and was selected for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. The film was remade in 2002, with Christopher Nolan directing. Erik made his international debut with the drama Prozac Nation in 2001, and has since directed several feature films and TV-dramas with both national and international success. He is probably most known for NOKAS (2010), Pioneer (2013), selected by Toronto International Film Festival, and the acclaimed drama Pyromaniac (2016). Erik has also co-created and directed three seasons of Occupied, last season aired on ViaPlay this fall.
