[8][9] The first domestically produced Norwegian film was a short about fishermen, Fiskerlivets farer ("The Dangers in a Fisherman's Life"), dating from 1907.

[11] Fellow film director Leif Sinding was also very successful during this period.

In the modern era, notable filmmakers of Norway include, Joachim Trier, 3 time Cannes Film Festival contender,[12] and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, also the creator of the internationally acclaimed Norwegian film trilogy: the Oslo trilogy,[13] which consists of the films Oslo August 31st, Reprise and The Worst Person in the World.

Followed by Morten Tyldum, an Academy Award for Best Director nominee,[14] best known for making the Norwegian thriller film Headhunters (2011), The 2014 historical drama The Imitation Game, and the science fiction drama Passengers (2016).

Other notable directors include but are not limited to: Eskil Vogt, Bent Hamer, Nils Gaup and Espen Sandberg.