Ørjan Karlsen

Movies

Santa Swap: Merry Christmas Mr. Andersen
Line Producer
Carpenter Andersen and Santa Claus makes a deal which saves Christmas for them both.
The Wave
Line Producer
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
Burnout
Line Producer
For all who remember Cannonball Run. Here is a modern twist on the subject. The longest, wildest and funniest car race, ever. From Oslo to the North Cape. The only rule is getting there first!
Curling King
Line Producer
Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?
Yatzy
Line Producer
A teenager relocates to a new environment but can't quite escape the reach of his traumatic past, in Yatzy, a haunting coming of age saga from Norwegian director Katja Jacobsen. At the age of 15, Daggi has fallen in love with the wrong girl, and has experienced horrors so extreme that circumstances force him to move out and take up a new residence in the country with new parents.
Save the Children
Producer
Eli (8) and Tarals (5) sell lottery tickets to benefit blind children in Africa
Most People Live in China
Producer
A movie inspired by eight Norwegian political parties, written by six writers and directed by nine directors: a man gets a nasty surprise skinny dipping, a cow eats a cell phone, a lesbian couple loses a child, a blind girl sells dubious lottery tickets, a boy falls in love, a man picks up a hitchhiker, three girls get help from a man in pajamas, and nine old men find a young girl stuck in a swamp.
Balance
Producer
The story of Tell Teigen from Høyanger in Sogn og Fjordane, which in the 1950s became world famous for his daring aerial acrobatics. Tell Teigen died in a 1958 accident.
De 7 dødssyndene
Writer
Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.
De 7 dødssyndene
Director
Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.
Hovmod
Director
Pål and Catherine would like to have a baby, but their efforts are hampered by bureaucracy.
Gåden Scandinavian Star
Director
Documentary about the Scandinavian Star catastrophy. April 7, 1990 the ferry located between Oslo in Norway and Frederikshavn in Denmark burst into flames and 158 passengers died. The documentary explores the connection between the catastrophy and tax issues.
Fotballens disipler
Writer
Documentary about british football supporters from Norway and Sweden
Fotballens disipler
Director
Documentary about british football supporters from Norway and Sweden