Erik Poppe

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-06-24 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Oslo, Norway

Erik Poppe

Biography

Erik Poppe is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter and former cinematographer and press photographer. Poppe started his career as a photographer for the newspaper Verdens Gang. He graduated as a cinematographer at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989, and had great success as a cinematographer for commercials. He was director of photography on Bent Hamer's film Eggs. His first feature film as director was Schpaaa in 1998, followed by Hawaii, Oslo in 2004. Poppe is co-owner of Paradox Films. Poppe is one of Norway’s most experienced directors of commercials and music videos, as well as short films and documentaries.

Production

1995

Eggs

as Cinematography

2004

Hawaii, Oslo

as Director

2008

Troubled Water

as Director

1997

1996: Pust på meg!

as Director of Photography

1998

Bunch of Five

as Director

1998

Bunch of Five

as Writer

2016

2018

2018

Utøya: July 22

as Executive Producer

2004

Hawaii, Oslo

as Story

2004

Hawaii, Oslo

as Executive Producer

2007

Andre omgang

as Executive Producer

2018

Utøya: July 22

as Director

2008

Fatso

as Executive Producer

1994

Applause

as Director of Photography

2016

The Last King

as Executive Producer

2016

The King's Choice

as Executive Producer

1991

Jon Fosse

as Director of Photography

2014

In Order of Disappearance

as Executive Producer

2020

Twigson and the Sea Monster

as Executive Producer

2005

Giganten

as Executive Producer

2021

The Emigrants

as Director

-

Bad Moon Rising

as Director

-

Bad Moon Rising

as Producer

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