About
Andropia was established in 2008 as a label for Itonje Søimer Guttormsen's production of film,
ritual performance and public concepts.
Itonje (b. 1979) has a BA in film directing from The Norwegian Filmschool (2008), and a MFA in «Processes of filmmaking» at Academy Valand, Gothenburg (2017). Before filmschool she worked on a large number of Norwegian film productions as director assistent, production leader, researcher etc, alongside subjects in philosophy, theater, theology and art at the University of Oslo.
Itonje produce her film- and art projects on Andropia, and is the founder of ByFlimmer – a site specific filmart festival, and of KORET, a 50 piece Oslo choir. She is connected to the film plattform Wuxia as event maker.
In 2015 Itonje premiered the ritual performance EDEN, Oslo – en konfirmasjon where 11 females made their confirmation in Lilith – Adams ousted first wife.
In 2016 she released the mid length film Retrett, starring Birgitte Larsen as the struggling movement artist Gritt. Retrett collected several awards and had it's international release at International Film Festival Rotterdam January 2017, and was awarded Best Short Film at Riga International Filmfestival in October 2017.
In November 2017 Itonje had a solo exhibition Lilithistic Revelation at Fotogalleriet in Oslo. “The Lilithist” also appeared in the exhibition “Tro, håp og kjærlighet?” at Akershus Art Center in 2020.
In 2021 Itonje released her feature debut GRITT. The film follows the title character some time after Retrett, as she embarks on a journey to manifest her ritual performance “The white Inflammation”, from New York, to Oslo, to the Norwegian woods.
GRITT is produced by Maria Ekerhovd of MER FILM, with Andropia as co-producer.
GRITT had it’s premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Award competition, was nominated for Dragon Award Best Nordic film at GIFF, and 7 Amanda nominations. It won Best film and Best actress in Vilnius the same year.
CURRENT
Itonje is about to finish her second feature film Butterfly, about two stray sisters reunion on Gran Canaria. The film is produced my Mer film, and will be released in February 2026. More to come.
