Director

Erik Poppe

Directing

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 1All crew credits: 20

TMDB ID: 79322

IMDb ID: nm0691547

Known for: Directing

Born: June 24, 1960

Age: 65

Place of birth: Oslo, Norway

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1995 - 2024

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.51

Wikidata: Q958200

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Director (9)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (7)Cinematography (1)Creator (1)Still Photographer (1)

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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.