Einar Film & Fortellinger Team Members

Aksel is both a very talented director and actor. After he graduated from The Academy of Theatre in Oslo he has played leading roles on stage and on the screen. He has headlined several of the most successful films in Norway the last decade, among them “Max Manus”, “Headhunters” and “Pionér”. In 2014 you can see him in the American blockbuster “Hercules”.

In 2004 Aksel had his debut as a director with the feature film “Uno”. The film is partly based on Aksel own story, and he also wrote the script and played the leading role.
The film became a huge success, and Aksel found out he enjoyed directing. So since 2005 he has directed commercials with a tremendous success. In 2007 and 2008 he won Gullfisken (best commercial of the year in Norway) for his commercials for NetCom.

Aksels experience as an actor gives him a unique ability to create characters, and to give instructions to the talents. His commercials are known for his good casting, warmth and humour. 

Originally Morten dreamt of a career as a musician, but he changed his plans when he was accepted as a student at The School of Visual Arts in New York. When he came back to Norway he directed several award winning commercials and short films. In 1999 he was titled “the Movie Talent of the Year” in Dagbladet (Norways biggest newspaper), and he had his feature film debut in 2003, “Buddy”. The film became a huge success. In 2011 he followed up his success with “Headhunters”. This movie opened a lot of international doors for Morten. “Headhunters” was nominated to a Peoples Choice Award under the European Film Awards, and for best foreign language movie under the BAFTAs in 2012. Morten is currently living in LA and his first Hollywood production, “The Imitation Game” will open London Film Festival in October 2014. Morten is known for his unique narrative skills, something that is also reflected in his commercials. He has a strong visual style and he has a good eye for details. In 2004 he created Einar Film og Fortellinger AS together with producer Guri Neby.