Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the film Insomnia and directing Prozac Nation. His film Pioneer was selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
A heavy snowstorm, a train collides with an avalanche forcing passengers to shelter in an isolated mountain hotel. A suspended police officer finds herself investigating mysterious murders occurring there.
Release Date:2025-01-24
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:4
April, 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, a source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machine. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, the German leader is dealt with his first defeat.
Release Date:2022-12-25
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:394
When a billionaire's wife vanishes, Norwegian police must deal with the frenzied press and deceitful informants to find the truth.
Release Date:2022-09-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:12
In the darkness of a peaceful village, a pyromaniac ignites his first fire. As more fires break out, the society panics. An inferno lurks under the surface as a local policeman uncovers the unthinkable truth...
Release Date:2016-04-22
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:29
In the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union, due to the fact that the newly elected environmental friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.
Release Date:2015-11-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:113
Conversation between Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on the making of the 1997 film 'Insomnia'
Release Date:2014-07-01
Character:Himself
Pioneer is set in the early '80s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
Release Date:2013-08-30
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:92
On the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The events are seen through the eyes of those who were directly involved – the bank robbers, police officers and employees of the firm. The film is based on testimonies of eye-witnesses and unfolds in the places where the attack took place.
Release Date:2010-10-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:64
In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play, we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman returning to his native village to produce the world's purest bottled water. The plant will bring new life and hope to the village, but unexpected trouble occurs.
Release Date:2005-01-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:8
Release Date:2004-10-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Release Date:2002-05-24
Department:Writing
Job:Original Film Writer
Vote Count:4802
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Release Date:2001-09-08
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:313
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.
Release Date:1997-03-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:270
Norwegian short film
Release Date:1996-06-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
A man faces police questioning after helping a drunk girl the night before.
Release Date:1994-06-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:6
Near Winter tells of a young Norwegian man returning home to an isolated farm with his English girlfriend only to find something is wrong with his hermit-like uncle who lives there and who is prepping for the coming winter.
Release Date:1993-06-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:7