Aleksander Nordaas Explained

Aleksander L. Nordaas
Birth Name:	Aleksander Leines Nordaas
Birth Date:	1982 11, df=y
Birth Place:	Mosjøen, Norway
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter

Aleksander Leines Nordaas (born 21 November 1982, in Mosjøen) is a Norwegian screenwriter and film director, and is a co-owner of the Norwegian production company Yesbox Productions.^[1] Nordaas is also a published author and an exhibited photographer and digital artist.

Films

• 2005: Sirkel (feature film – scriptwriter, director, DOP, editor). Norway's first no-budget feature. Won the Audience Award at Bergen internasjonale filmfestival in 2005.^[2]
• 2007: Takk skal du ha (webseries – director, co-script, DOP, editor)
• 2008: In Chambers (short film – scriptwriter, director, editor). Awarded "Best Short Film" at WT Os internasjonale filmfestival 2008.^[3] and Best Norwegian and Beste Nordic short film at Minimalen in 2009.^[4] The full-length short film is available online.^[5]
• 2012: Thale (feature film – scriptwriter, director, DOP, editor, set designer).^{[6] [7]} Reviewed by Empire as "Beautifully enigmatic and eerie"^[8] and Ain't It Cool News as "A truly unique and amazing film."^[9] Thale was sold to 50+ countries and screened at a numerous festivals, including Toronto International Film Festival.^[10] Thale won the Audience Award at Fantasporto,^[11] Best Film at Méliès d'Argent / Espoo Ciné^[12] and Best Script at International Film Awards Berlin.
• 2012: Mister Mushy (animated short film – scriptwriter, director, editor).^{[13] [14]} Sold to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
• 2012: Kind of Fishy (animated short film/aquarium – concept, director)^[15] Kind of Fishy won the FineArt's Award for Best Exhibit at Galleria Art Festival 2012.
• 2013: Mushroom Monster (animated short film – scriptwriter, director, editor) Screened at a numerous children film's festival, including Cinekid and TIFF Kids. International sales agent: SND Films.
• 2014: The Strolltroll (animated short film – scriptwriter, director, editor) Sold to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The short film wrapped up the NRK Christmas Morning Special in 2016.
• 2015: Made in Mosjøen (webseries – producer, scriptwriter, director, editor, sound designer, set designer). 8 award wins. Nominated for The Webby Awards, The Streamy Awards and The Lovie Awards – as well 32 other nominations. Screened at 26 festival. Covered by e.g. Empire, ScreenDaily and Rue Morgue. Reviews: Empire: "A bizarre, Lynchian webseries". Ain't It Cool News: "Simply brilliant.". NRK P1: "Norway's Twin Peaks". Dirge Magazine: "So unique and genuinely funny."
• 2016: The Dog (short film – co-scriptwriter, co-director, editor). Screened at Fantastic Fest,^[16] TIFF,^[17] Grimstad. (April 2017: currently touring festivals)
• 2017: Baahdy & Birdy (animated short film – scriptwriter, director). Premiered at Verdens Beste in Tromsø. (April 2017: currently touring festivals).

Published books and apps

• 2009: Kadaver (novel) (Novel)
• 2012: Kind of Fishy (app) App made by driftwood. Reviews: 148apps: "Incredibly unique and pretty awesome to look at." Fun Educational Apps: "This app is simply beautiful. I can honestly say that I've never reviewed anything like Kind of Fishy"" – *TOP PICK*
• 2016: The Strolltroll (Children's book) 1. print self-published after a successful crowdfunding-kampanje. The book was chosen as a Project We Love and Project of the Day. Also published in Norwegian (Rallskanken)
• 2017: Mister Mushy (Children's book and app) 1. print self-published after a successful crowdfunding-campaign. The book was chosen as a Project We Love by Kickstarter. Also published in Norwegian (Mister Mjukis).

Photography and Digital Art

• Showcase
• Awards: Best Exhibition (Kind of Fishy), Galleria Art Festival 2012.

Representation (film)

• Circle of Confusion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aleksander L. Nordaas official site. Aleksandernordaas.com.
2. Sirkel: Bergen International Film Festival – Awards
3. In Chambers: WT Os International Film Festival – Winners announced!
4. In Chambers: Minimalen 2009 – Awards
5. In Chambers: Screen the film
6. Thale: Official site
7. Thale: Twitch Film – Article
8. Web site: Review: Thale. Empire. 4 November 2012.
9. Web site: Review: Thale. Ain't It Cool News. 26 October 2012.
10. Web site: Festival screening: Thale . Toronto International Film Festival . 12 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130109075605/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2012/thale . 9 January 2013 .
11. Web site: Fantasporto. fantasporto.com. 26 April 2017. 28 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115118/http://www.fantasporto.com/news/136. dead.
12. Web site: Feature Film Méliès d'Argent Winners Méliès Competition European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation. Interactive. E-turundusagentuur ADM. www.melies.org. 26 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003740/http://www.melies.org/mlis-competition/feature-film-mlis-dargent-winners. 27 April 2017. dead.
13. Mister Mushy: NRK
14. Mister Mushy: Twitch Film
15. http://www.kindoffishy.com/ Kind of Fishy
16. Web site: THE DOG Fantastic Fest. Fantastic Fest. 26 April 2017.
17. Web site: HUNDEN. Tromsø International Film Festival. nb. 26 April 2017. 27 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427100018/http://tiff.no/program/2017/hunden. dead.