Erik Poppe is a Norwegian film director screenwriter and former cinematographer and press photographer Poppe started his career as a photographer for the newspaper Verdens Gang He graduated as a cinematographer at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm Sweden in 1989 and had great success as a cinematographer for commercials He was director of photography on Bent Hamers film Eggs His first feature film as director was Schpaaa in 1998 followed by Hawaii Oslo in 2004 Poppe is coowner of Paradox Films Poppe is one of Norways most experienced directors of commercials and music videos as well as short films and documentaries