Elisabeth Nord

Elisabeth Nord is a Producer, Director and the founding partner of the Norwegian TV-Production Company Fjords. She produced and directed the international documentary series "The Legion" which was commissioned by ITV4 (UK title: The foreign legion; Tougher than the rest (2007). The series was produced in association with TVNorge (SBS Discovery) and ITV Global and has aired on National Geographic Channel (worldwide) Discovery Channel, Network 7 (Australia), CCTV (China) to mention a few. Her debut film "Take The Challenge - Live The Dream" (NRK1) featured an exclusive interview with Sir Paul McCartney and was nominated for a Rose D'Or. Elisabeth has produced prime time TV-shows from live-events and concerts for NRK as the opening show from Hamar kulturhus. the concert documentary "Lyden av Prøysen" and "Syng meg ei vise" a music documentary. Most recent productions includes the documentary "Peer Gynt" featuring Jakob Oftebro and a 6-part documentary series "Hotell Kash King" produced by Fjords for NRK. Through the years Elisabeth has directed documentary films and television programs for major production companies such as Nordisk Film, Rubicon TV and Strix Television in Norway. These range from fashion awards and comedy shows to entertainment and reality TV shows, including "Expedition Robinson" ("Survivor") and "Top Model". Her documentary work includes biographical DVDs for Agatha Christie Ltd and Georges Simenon Ltd as well as the observational documentary film "Red Sun" ("Rød Sol") about the life of schizophrenic painter for NRK. Elisabeth has been a juror of the Rose D'Or as well as a the International Emmy Awards and a published writer with the book "Min Bror" (My Brother) in which Elisabeth documents her time spent with the Legion and contains personal accounts from members of the troops.