The Corkscrew
TITLE
The Corkscrew
DIRECTOR
Torfinn Iversen
COUNTRY
Norway
YEAR
2025
DURATION
18′
GENRE
Fiction
The Corkscrew
The Corkscrew is a coming-of-age story set in a winter landscape, where the main character Lucas finds himself in a dilemma that tests friendship and conscience. Lucas struggles to balance his life between an absent father and an exhausted mother, while navigating a complex relationship with his friend Leo.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Torfinn Iversen
Torfinn Iversen (b. 1985) is a Norwegian director and screenwriter from Sortland, and a graduate from The Norwegian Film School. His short film Levi’s Horse (2012) and his debut feature film Oskar’s America premiered in the Generation section at Berlinale 2017. Iversen’s short film Bog Hole (2018) was nominated for the National Film Award Amanda. His film The Kicksled Choir (2020) was shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards for Best Live-Action Short.
- DirectorTorfinn Iversen
- Screenplay Torfinn Iversen, Julia Andersen
- CinematographyOdd Reinhardt Nicolaysen
- CastLaila Goody, Stig Henrik Hoff, Ine Marie Wilmann, Birk Matberg, Mikkel Bjaadal Knutsen
- EditingTorfinn Iversen
- Producer/s Julia Therese Andersen
- Production Company
- Distributor/sPremium Films Sales Agent France
- Project TitleThe Corkscrew
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date01 Jan 2025
- Country of originNorway
- Country of filmingNorway
- LanguageNorwegian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Torfinn Iversen
Torfinn Iversen (b. 1985) is a Norwegian director and screenwriter from Sortland, and a graduate from The Norwegian Film School. His short film Levi’s Horse (2012) and his debut feature film Oskar’s America premiered in the Generation section at Berlinale 2017. Iversen’s short film Bog Hole (2018) was nominated for the National Film Award Amanda. His film The Kicksled Choir (2020) was shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards for Best Live-Action Short.
BUFF Malmö Film Festival
Malmö
March 12, 2026
International Premiere
Winner – Best Short Film – Region Skånes kortfilmspris
Sweden
The Norwegian International Short Film Festival
Grimstad
June 11, 2026
Norway
Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival
Kristiansand
April 24, 2026
Norway
