Ida is the CEO of the production company Tagline, where she works as a Writer-Director and Producer. As a gay filmmaker, she is interested in representations of queer characters on film, and want to contribute to making them as diverse as possible.
Ida H. Eldøen (b. 1981) is a Norwegian writer, director and producer. She is the CEO of the production company Tagline, which she co-founded. Ida studied at Nordland College of Art and Film and has a master degree in Film Studies from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Her short film «The Half Wall” has screened at over 30 festivals throughout Europe, USA, Canada and Asia, and won the Audience Award at West Nordic International Film Festival in 2018. Her film «The Evil Principal» won the Children’s Choice Award at Nordisk Panorama in September 2019. The Corner won Best In Show at Wicked Queer in 2021.
  • Writer (8 Credits)
    No Camping2026
    Short
    Cake Battler2025
    Animation, Short
    The Tree2023
    Short
    This Is Katharine2022
    Animation, Short
    This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina2022
    Animation, Short
    The Corner2021
    Short
    The Evil Principal2019
    Short
    The Half Wall2018
    Short
  • Director (8 Credits)
    No Camping2026
    Short
    Cake Battler2025
    Animation, Short
    The Tree2023
    Short
    This Is Katharine2022
    Animation, Short
    This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina2022
    Animation, Short
    The Corner2021
    Short
    The Evil Principal2019
    Short
    The Half Wall2018
    Short
  • Producer (7 Credits)
    No Camping2026
    Short
    Cake Battler2025
    Animation, Short
    The Tree2023
    Short
    This Is Katharine2022
    Animation, Short
    This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina2022
    Animation, Short
    The Corner2021
    Short
    The Half Wall2018
    Short
  • Animator (2 Credits)
    Cake Battler2025
    Animation, Short
    This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina2022
    Animation, Short
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    Cake Battler2025
    Animation, Short
    This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina2022
    Animation, Short
Official Selection
No Camping
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Grimstad
2026
Official Selection
Cake Battler
Festival Play
Lisboa
2026
MiniAgiular
Cake Battler
Agiular Film Festival
Palencia
2025
Official Selection
Cake Battler
Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane
Bellinzona
2025
Official Selection
Cake Battler
Bucharest Kids Film Festival
Bucharest
2025
Official Selection (Nominated for Best Norwegian Short Film)
Cake Battler
Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival
Kristiansand
2025
Official Selection
The Tree
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Seattle
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival.
Chicago
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Oslo/Fusion
Oslo
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Queer Wave
Nicosia
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Out On Screen - Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Vancouver
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Gaze
Dublin
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
FilmPride - Brighton & Hove Pride's Official Queer Film Festival
Brighton
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Motovun Film Festival
Motovun
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
KASHISH Mumbai international queer film festival
Mumbai
2023
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Queer Screen
Sydney
2023
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Minimalen Short Film Festival
Trondheim
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
QUEER-Streifen international short film festival
Regensburg
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Fiilmets Badalona Film Festival
Badalona
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Mix Copenhagen
Copenhagen
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover
Hannover
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Pride Pictures
Karlsruhe
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
Prague
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
Image+Nation: Festival film LGBT2SQueer Montréal
Montréal
2023
Official Selection
The Tree
International queer film festival Merlinka
Belgrade
2023
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Oslo/Fusion
Oslo
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ Film Festival
Chicago
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Seattle
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Bodø Filmfestival
Bodø
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
BFI Flare
London
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Wicked Queer
Boston
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Lovers Film Festival
Turin
2022
Best Animated Film / Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
LGBT+ Film Festival Poland
Warszawa
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Grimstad
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival
London
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Love and Anarchy
Helsinki
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Film Pride
London
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Out Film CT
Connecticut
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Grimstad
2022
Best Animated Film / Official Selection
This Is Katharine
LGBT+ Film Festival Poland
Warszawa
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
BFI Flare
London
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Lovers Film Festival
Turin
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Wicked Queer
Boston
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
QueerFilmFest Rostock
Rostock
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Iriz Price
Cardiff
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Queer Wave
Nicosia
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Merlinka Festival
Belgrade
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Mezipatra
Prague
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Mix Copenhagen
Copenhagen
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Cinefabble
Paris
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Bodø Filmfestival
Bodø
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Seattle
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ Film Festival
Chicago
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Oslo/Fusion
Oslo
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival
London
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Love and Anarchy
Helsinki
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Film Pride
Brighton
2022
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Out Film CT
Connecticut
2022
Official Selection
The Corner
RVK Feminist Film Festival
Reykjavik
2021
Official Selection
The Corner
Roze Filmdagen: Amsterdam LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Amsterdam
2021
Official Selection
The Corner
Bendigo Queer Film Festival
Bendigo
2021
Best in Show
The Corner
Wicked Queer
Boston
2021
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Zinegoak
Bilbao
2020
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Slovak Queer Film Festival
Bratislava
2020
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Mix Odense
Odense
2020
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Mix Copenhagen
Copenhagen
2020
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Proud Århus!
Århus
2020
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Immaginara
Roma
2020
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Roze Filmdagen: Amsterdam LGBTQ Film Festival
Amsterdam
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
BFI Flare: London LGBTQ Film Festival
London
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Wicked Queer
Boston
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Inside Out
Toronto
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Short Movie Event
Oslo
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Shanghai Pride Film Festival
Shanghai
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Mix Milano
Milano
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Shorts Out! Brighton Filmpride Lgbtq+ Short Film Festival
Brighton
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Gaze International Lgbt Film Festival
Dublin
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Vancouver
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Durham
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Saffron Screen Rainbow Film Festival
Saffron Walden
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Way Out West Film Fest
albuquerque
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
Hamburg
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Vinokino film festival
Helsinki
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Museum of Impossible Forms
Helsinki
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Merlinka Film Festival
Belgrade
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Berlin Lesbian Non-Binary Film Fest
Berlin
2019
Children’s Choice Award
The Evil Principal
Nordisk Panorama
Malmø
2019
Official Selection
The Half Wall
NewFest: NYC LGBT Film Festival
New York
2018
Audience Award
The Half Wall
West Nordic International Film Festival
Ålesund
2018
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Tampa, Florida
2018
Official Selection
The Half Wall
Cannes Short Film Festival
Nice
2018
Official Selection
This Is Katharine / Hvem er Katharina
Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Rio
Official Selection
This Is Katharine
Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Rio
Official selection
Cake Battler
SIFFCY - Smile Int’l Film Festival for children and youth
New Dehli
College
Nordland College of Art and Film
Film
20032005
College
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Bachelor in Film Studies
20002003
College
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Master in Film Studies
20052007
Birth Date
January 22, 1981
Birth City
Bodø
Current City
Trondheim
Gender
Female
Ida is the CEO of the production company Tagline, where she works as a Writer-Director and Producer. As a gay filmmaker, she is interested in representations of queer characters on film, and want to contribute to making them as diverse as possible.
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