The Corkscrew

TITLE

The Corkscrew

DIRECTOR

Torfinn Iversen

COUNTRY

Norway

YEAR

2025

DURATION

18′

GENRE

Fiction

Overview

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.

Credits

  • 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.

Specifications

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

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

Still Photos