---
name: "Kristoffer Borgli"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kristoffer-borgli"
fi1m_id: "kristoffer-borgli"
imdb_id: "nm5589501"
tmdb_id: 1280021
wikidata_id: "Q118504431"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "9 August 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:25:22.623685+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kristoffer Borgli

## Identity

Kristoffer Borgli

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kristoffer-borgli
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kristoffer-borgli
- **IMDb ID:** nm5589501
- **TMDB ID:** 1280021
- **Wikidata ID:** Q118504431
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristoffer_Borgli, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118504431, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5589501/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1280021

Director and writer. Born 9 August 1985 in Oslo, Norway.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 9 August 1985, Oslo, Norway
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Lars Knudsen](https://film.one/person/lars-knudsen.md), [Tyler Campellone](https://film.one/person/tyler-campellone.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristoffer_Borgli, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118504431, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5589501/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1280021

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Drama*](https://film.one/film/the-drama.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kristoffer Borgli is a Norwegian director, screenwriter and editor. Born on 9 August 1985 in Oslo, he is known for his feature films *Sick of Myself* (2022), *Dream Scenario* (2023) and *The Drama* (2026).

Borgli wrote, directed and edited *Dream Scenario*, an A24 surreal comedy starring Nicolas Cage. He also wrote and directed *The Drama*, a 2026 A24 film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. His earlier work includes the Norwegian black comedy *Sick of Myself*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Drama* (2026), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer, Director, Editor, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-drama.md)
- *Dream Scenario* (2023), Fi1m 70, Writer, Editor, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/dream-scenario.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Drama* (2026), Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-drama.md)
- *Ladies* (2024), Actor
- *Dream Scenario* (2023), Editor, Director, Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/dream-scenario.md)
- *Willem Dafoe* (2023), Director, Writer
- *Dogleg* (2023), as Kris
- *Sick of Myself* (2022), Director, Editor, Writer
- *Eer* (2021), as Chris · Director, Writer
- *The Altruist* (2020), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Softcore* (2020), Director, Writer
- *Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time* (2020), Writer, Director, Editor
- *It's Not a Phase* (2019), as Brendan Boyer (uncredited) · Director, Writer, Editor
- *The Loser* (2019), as Him · Director, Writer, Editor
- *A Place We Call Reality* (2018), Director, Writer, Editor
- *DRIB* (2017), Director, Writer
- *Internet Famous* (2014), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Real Life Exp.* (2013), Writer, Director
- *Whateverest* (2012), Writer, Director, Producer
- *Syndromes* (2012), Director, Writer
- *Molo* (2011), Director, Writer, Editor
- *The Damage*, Director, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Film festival premiere photo (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/6932/gallery-553024c0d649.jpg) Film festival premiere photo (2023) — Sirkh1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Dreamscenariotiff2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kristoffer Borgli](https://film.one/media/person/6932/gallery-d18ee6c5a096.jpg) Kristoffer Borgli — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kristoffer_Borgli.jpg/1280px-Kristoffer_Borgli.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kristoffer Borgli](https://film.one/media/person/6932/gallery-8b48c4387cc3.jpg) Kristoffer Borgli — Image via TMDB
- ![Kristoffer Borgli](https://film.one/media/person/6932/gallery-66b650e23df4.jpg) Kristoffer Borgli — Image via TMDB
- ![Kristoffer Borgli](https://film.one/media/person/6932/gallery-a6eaef94ed0b.jpg) Kristoffer Borgli — Image via TMDB
- ![Kristoffer Borgli](https://film.one/media/person/6932/gallery-6778f96d73a4.jpg) Kristoffer Borgli — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Amanda Award for Best Screenplay 2023: Amanda Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Sick of Myself*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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