Documentary Overview

Frode Myhra Skog - director / producer.      Email (click)

« There Will Be Oil »

« Det vil bli olje » (original title)

Documentary film, 58 min. (Production period: 2009 – 2011)

Special mention at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad, June 2011.

« The Global Coffee Break »

« Vi redder verden, etter kaffen »  (original title)

Documentary series, 4 x 29 min. (Production period: 2005 – 2007)

First airing: NRK1 September – October, 2007.

« The State Conciliator »

« Riksmeklingsmannen » (original title)

Documentary film, 55 min. (Production period: 2003 – 2005)

First airing: NRK1 March 2005.

The film won‘The Audience Award’ at The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival, 2005.

« Going into Film »

« Noe med film » (original title)

Documentary film, 46 min. (Production period: 2002 – 2003)

First airing: NRK1 June 2003.

The film won ‘The Audience Award’ at The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival, 2003.

« 2001: A Political Odyssey »

« Det meningsløse 2001 » (original title)

Documentary film, 55 min. (Production period: 2001 – 2002)

First airing: February 2002.

« Gjemselund Gråter » (original title) (Production period: 2001-2002)

Documentary on a small Norwegian football club; Kongsvinger IL.

(c) Tospann / Lars Karelius Noer: Producer / director. (Duration: 50 min.)

Frode M. Skog: Co-director / editor.

The film was nominated in the ‘Documentary Category’ at the 2003 Amanda Awards.

« Jubileumscruise » (original title) (Production period: 1999– 2000)

A parody on the 'expedition film genre'. Based on my own real life experiences rowing 3000 km from Oslo

to the Norwegian-Russian border in the sub-Arctic, and later rowing from Oslo to Copenhagen.

Starring Wenche Foss, Knut Borge, Reidar Webster, Helge Reiss, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Torgeir Wergeland Sørbye. (Duration 28 min.) First airing: NRK1, June 2001.

« Påskemorgen » (original title) (Production period: 1998– 1999)

Documentary from the West Bank and Israel. Co-produced and directed with Idar Krogstad.

First airing: NRK1, April 2000.

« Columbus » (original title) (Production period: 1999)

Educational documentary series, 9 x 29 min.

Produced for Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Co-produced and directed with Lars Karelius Noer.

Aried on NRK1 and NRK2.

Examples on reporter-work for NRK;

Examples on documentaries produced by Frode Myhra Skog (one-man team) for NRKs kids channel NRK Super, for the age group 10-12 years.

# 1 Link to web-page with video:

http://nrksuper.no/super/megafon/veien-til-notteknekkeren/

# 2 Link to web-page with video:

http://nrksuper.no/super/megafon/norgesmester-pa-skateboard/

Two links in relation to work I conducted as a reporter (one-man team) for Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK) in Northern Norway, 2008-2009 :

# 1 Link to web-page with video:

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/troms_og_finnmark/1.6290477

A short portrait of Scottish Chef Neil Lupton who settled in rural Norway and never looked back.

The piece won the Photo Prize of 2009 awarded by Finnmark Journalists' Association (Finnmark journalistlag). Note: No subtitles, Norwegian speech only.

# 2 Link to web-page with video:

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/troms_og_finnmark/1.6458110

A depiction of  the art installation “Sounds Around the Watchtowers” in Kirkenes Norway (near the Russian border) in 2009. The town square of the small border town Kirkenes was transformed into an iceskating ring guarded by stylized watchtowers from different national borders. Opening by the Minister of Culture, Trond Giske. Note: No subtitles, Norwegian speech only.

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