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ABOUT US
Cylinder Production AS. Established in 2000. Based in Oslo. Develops and produces documentaries, features and industry films. Cylinder provides full production services through our separate department Norwegian Film Service (NFS). NFS can provide production responsibility for TV-commercials, documentaries and corporate films, promising high-end production values at very competitive rates. We have the capacity to do any service task needed for a successful production. Furthermore, we provide reliable access to the best professional networks, talent and logistical facilities required for project completion.
Gaute Lid Larssen
Managing director
CEO and chairman of the board. Director and producer. Oscar nominated in 2023, as producer, for the short film Nightride. Worked professionally in film production for 25 years. Gaute has directed and produced commercials, infomercials, documentaries and TV-drama. Directed 240 episodes of the Norwegian TV Drama “Hotel Cæsar” for TV2. Nominated twice in category “best tv-drama” at Gullruten. Co-producer on Cylinders feature film, Essential Killing, in collaboration with Polish Skopia Film, French Iliade and Irish Element Pictures. Supported by The Norwegian Film Fund and Eurimage. Executive producer/facilitator for Cylinder’s service productions (NFS) since year 2000, producing for BBC, CBS, Al Jazeera, Discovery Channel, among others.
Gaute Lid Larssen
Executive producer
Heidi Arnesen
Executive producer
Partner and board member. Graduated with a bachelor in fine arts from CCA in California. Made a feature film (Some Prefer Cake), 8 short films, over 200 episodes of the night time drama “Hotel Cæsar” and several TV documentary series for Norwegian networks, one (Celebrity babysitter) which sold to Dr. Phil in the US. Lived in San Francisco, CA for 9 years before relocating to Oslo in 1998. Became partner in Cylinder in 2015.
Heidi Arnesen
Executive producer
Erik Tveiten
Director
Eirik Tveiten er utdannet skuespiller og har jobbet som skuespiller, dramatiker og regissør i teater og film siden 1997. Han har skrevet manus til 7 helaftens teaterstykker, og hatt manus og regi på i alt 10 kortfilmer. Han underviser i film på Høyskolen Kristiania.
Erik Tveiten
Regissør
Torstein Nodland
Film photographer
Har siden utdannelsen ved Den norske filmskolen i år 2000 jobbet som frilans fotograf på alt fra reklame- og musikkvideoer, til oppdragsfilmer, dokumentarer og spillefilm. Blant mer enn 20 dokumentarfilmer, har mange av dem blitt vist i flere land, bl. a. «Syndebukken – prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm», «Ninas barn», «Ballettguttene» og «De gode kapitalistene». Skrekkfilmen «Alle må dø», som ble filmet på bare 20 dager, har etter planen premiere høsten 2019.
Torstein Nodland
Filmfotograf
Gaute Lid Larssen
Executive producer
CEO and chairman of the board. Director and producer. Worked professionally in film production for 25 years. Gaute has directed and produced commercials, infomercials, documentaries and TV-drama. Directed 200 episodes of the Norwegian TV Drama “Hotel Cæsar” for TV2. Nominated twice in category “best tv-drama” at Gullruten. Co-producer on Cylinders feature film, Essential Killing, in collaboration with Polish Skopia Film, French Iliade and Irish Element Pictures. Supported by The Norwegian Film Fund and Eurimage. Executive producer/facilitator for Cylinder’s service productions (NFS) since year 2000, producing for BBC, CBS, Al Jazeera, Discovery Channel, among others.
Heidi Arnesen
Executive producer
Partner and board member. Graduated with a bachelor in fine arts from CCA in California. Made a feature film (Some Prefer Cake), 8 short films, over 200 episodes of the night time drama “Hotel Cæsar” and several TV documentary series for Norwegian networks, one (Celebrity babysitter) which sold to Dr. Phil in the US. Lived in San Francisco, CA for 9 years before relocating to Oslo in 1998. Became partner in Cylinder in 2015.
Erik Tveiten
Regissør
Eirik Tveiten er utdannet skuespiller og har jobbet som skuespiller, dramatiker og regissør i teater og film siden 1997. Han har skrevet manus til 7 helaftens teaterstykker, og hatt manus og regi på i alt 10 kortfilmer. Han underviser i film på Høyskolen Kristiania.
Torstein Nodland
Filmfotograf
Har siden utdannelsen ved Den norske filmskolen i år 2000 jobbet som frilans fotograf på alt fra reklame- og musikkvideoer, til oppdragsfilmer, dokumentarer og spillefilm. Blant mer enn 20 dokumentarfilmer, har mange av dem blitt vist i flere land, bl. a. «Syndebukken – prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm», «Ninas barn», «Ballettguttene» og «De gode kapitalistene». Skrekkfilmen «Alle må dø», som ble filmet på bare 20 dager, har etter planen premiere høsten 2019.