The company was founded in 1999 by filmmakers Torstein Grude and Trond Kvist with the aim of making creative high end documentaries for release in the market worldwide.
[1][2] The production house has received funding for several projects from Filmkraft Rogaland, a Norwegian regional film center and FilmReg member.
[3] Piraya (and/or its founders) has been nominated for multiple producer Oscars and Emmies, and have won several awards at film festivals worldwide.
[4][5][6][7][8] The company has been commended for producing films focused on unconventional and dangerous territories, such as Sergei Magnitsky’s death,[9][10] a decade-long sting operation in North Korea,[11][12] Indonesian mass killings,[13][14][15] and Russian-Georgian war.
[16][17] The company has produced 40+ films, which have received broad recognition and many nominations and awards.