JAKOB RØRVIK / WRITER-DIRECTOR

Writer-director.

CURRENT PROJECTS

My drama series DATES IN REAL LIFE premiered at Series Mania 2024, winning Best Series in the International Panorama program.

The series is 7 x 25min. Set in Norway, Italy and the US, with an international cast. TV and streaming broadcast starts autumn 2024. More on the show in this Variety article.

My second feature ETERNAL SUMMER is the next project that will go into production.

PREVIOUS WORK

My first feature was released in 2022: THOMAS VS. THOMAS (A SENSATIONAL THEORY REGARDING AN INSIGNIFICANT LIFE IN THE MULTIVERSE). It was developed at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.

The 2020 short APOCALYPSE NORWAY was a Vimeo Staff Pick.

The short NOTHING EVER REALLY ENDS received jury recognitions in Aspen and Seattle. A Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere - Vimeo also named it one of the top dramas, as well as one of the top comedies of 2017.

My many other shorts have played at festivals including South By Southwest and Cannes - Cinéfondation, and featured on online platforms like Nowness and Short Of The Week.

BACKGROUND

Graduate of the National Film & Television School, London.

(Photo by Christian Tunge)