‏Alexander Eik‏

Alexander Eik is an award winning Norwegian film and TV series director, TV series creator and screenwriter. Eik is also the Head of Development and Partner in Cinenord Drama, a leading film production company in Norway and Scandinavia.

Educated in fine arts, Alexander Eik started making short films in 1996, and won the Norwegian National Film Award "Amanda" for best short in 2001. Between 1998-2004 he directed TV-commercials. Since 2003 he has directed five feature films and two TV-series. Alexander Eik has broad experience as script supervisor on numerous feature films and has also written five screenplays for feature films and TV-series (directed by others).

In 2001, Eik's short film "The Art Of Seeing" (aka "Første akt") won the Norwegian national film prize Amanda for Best Short 2001.

In 2003, his feature film debut "The woman of my life" (aka "Kvinnen i mitt liv") turned out to be a huge box office success in 2003. The DVD made an all-time-high sales record for Norwegian feature films (adult audience).

In 2006, Eik directed the comedy "Cold Feet" (aka "Kalde Føtter") co-produced by Nordisk Film and You Are Here. The film was chosen for the prestigious Variety's Critics Choice at The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2007.

Alexander Eik's music video "High On The Crime" for the acclaimed rock group Turbonegro became MTV Pick Of the Week, and awarded at The MTV European Music Awards 2006.

In 2007, Eik directed the 3 x 1 hour crime series "The Night Sister" (aka "Nattsøsteren"), for Nordisk Film, pre-sold to television channels in Germany, Sweden and Denmark, in addition to Norwegian Public Broadcaster NRK.

In 2008, Eik directed two feature films; "Buried Dogs" (aka "Begravde Hunder") and "The Woman In The Fridge" (aka "Kvinnen i kjøleskapet") about Norwegian crime hero Varg Veum, co-produced by Misofilm and SF Norge. Both films have been pre-sold to Germany, Sweden and Denmark, in addition to Norway. Released autumn 2008.

In 2009, Eik directed the 3 x 1 hour Nordic Noir mini series "The Orchestra Grave" (aka Orkestergraven), for Nordisk Film, pre-sold to television channels in Germany, Sweden and Denmark, in addition to Norwegian television channel NRK.

In 2010, Eik was script editor for "Varg Veum II"; six feature length films based on author Gunnar Staalesen's successful book franchise about Private Investigator Varg Veum.

In 2011, Eik directed his third film about private investigator Varg Veum, titled "In the Dark All Wolfes Are Grey"" (aka "I mørket er alle ulver grå").

Between 2012 and 2016 Alexander Eik wrote screenplays for three films and a TV-series in the Norwegian franchise "Karsten & Petra" (aka "Casper & Emma").

Since 2016 Eik developed new TV drama series for Cinenord.