The first known Norwegian film, a short about fishermen, was produced in 1907 by Peter Lykke-Seest, a pioneer in the industry. This started a minor golden age of silent movies in the country. However, the country’s film industry didn’t really establish itself until the Second World War brought its development to a halt. And even then, the industry was rather predictable for the rest of the 20th century, with occasionally interesting films in feminism (Edith Carlmar, Anja Breien) and animation, but it’d take until the 2010s for the likes of Joachim Trier and Hans Petter Moland to establish themselves and become major figures on the global stage. Making them the first real generation of Norwegian filmmakers whose works are discussed internationally.