Erik Gustavson
Erik Gustavson( born 24 November 1955) is a Norwegian film director and producer.
He started out as a camera assistant in 1974 and eventually moved on to cameraman before starting to work as a director in 1981.
He has directed seven feature films, including" Herman The Telegraphist"( an adaptation of Knut Hamsun's novel" Dreamers"), and" Sophieʼs World", all three of which enjoyed multi market theatrical release.
" The Telegraphist" was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
In addition to his feature films, Gustavson has directed and produced approximately four hundred commercials world- wide for a variety of international markets.
Gustavson has published articles and produced documentaries about the craft of filmmaking, and occasionally teaches the subject in Norway, Cuba and Argentina.
Among the international awards that Gustavson has received are:
Seven nominations for the Amanda Award, and three Amanda wins including Best Norwegian Short Film( 1985), Best Norwegian Feature Film( 1991), and Best Nordic Feature Film( 1993); Two Golden Pencil Awards for Best Norwegian Commercial, one Gold Award for Best Nordic Director; and three Eurobest Awards in different categories for commercials.
Since 2002 Gustavson has been based in Norway and in Italy Present: Creative director and partner in the cross-media company Small Screen AS, developing interactive quality content for the international Smartphone market.
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore( born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Virtual Viking - The Ambush
Virtual Viking- The Ambush, a 2019 short film directed by Erik Gustavson, using Volumetric video capture to create one of the first films in Virtual Reality.
Produced for The Viking Planet centre in Oslo, Norway, the film is part of a wider exhibition of the lives of Norse seafarers and uses a number of VR headsets to enable visitors to experience a Viking longship in the heat of battle.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Frank McDonald (director)
Frank McDonald( November 9, 1899 Baltimore, Maryland – March 8, 1980 Oxnard, California) was an American film and television director, active from 1935 to 1966.
He directed more than 100 films, including many Westerns starring Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and numerous TV show episodes.
He is interred at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Camarillo, California.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Mara of the Wilderness
Mara of the Wilderness is a 1965 adventure film directed by Frank McDonald, produced by former Disney animator Brice Mack with his studio Unicorn Films, and starring Adam West, Lori Saunders, and Theodore Marcuse.

Question: Are both director of film Mara of the Wilderness and director of film Virtual Viking - The Ambush from the same country?
Answer: no