Stian Kristiansen (born 9 August 1972) is a Norwegian film director.
Born in Stavanger, he was educated at Stavanger University College as well as Lillehammer University College's film institute. For the film The Man Who Loved Yngve , Kristiansen won three Amanda Awards for Best Film, Best Youth Film and Best Direction. Kristiansen followed up this adaption of a Tore Renberg novel with other adaptations of Renberg's work, I Travel Alone (2011) and Videogutten (2013, a short film based on Renberg's novella). Kristiansen also directed the youth movie Kiss Me You Fucking Moron (2013). [1]
In 2019 in Sola he married actress Eili Harboe, 22 years his junior. [2]