Jens Lien

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Jens Lien (2006)

Jens Lien (born September 14, 1967 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian film director whose films have received awards and nominations at numerous festivals and film awards. His film Anderland  (2006) in particular attracted international attention .

Life

Lien graduated from the London International Film School in 1993 . His thesis was the short film Montana , which was shown at the short film festival in Grimstad that same year . In 1995 he took part in the festival again with his film Mitt elektriske kjøkken . He later worked on the short films Døren som ikke smakk  (2000) and Naturlige Briller  (2001). Both films were based on scripts by Per Schreiner and were shown at the Cannes International Film Festival .

In 2003 Lien released his feature film debut with Jonny Vang , which was shown in the “Panorama Special” section of the Berlinale . In addition, the film received a nomination for "Best Film" by the Amanda and Aksel Hennie the award for "Best Actor". Lien's subsequent film project Anderland ( Den brysomme mannen , 2006) was again a collaboration with Per Schreiner and was based on a radio play that was recorded for the radio two years earlier. The film received Amanda Awards in the categories of " Best Director ", "Best Screenplay" and "Best Actor" (Trond Fausa Aurvåg) and nominations for "Best Picture" and for "Best Actress" (Petronella Barker). Anderland won more than 20 international awards, including the ACID Award in Cannes. In 2011 Liens Film Sons of Norway premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival .

Lien's latest project is the TV miniseries Viva Hate , which is currently in post-production . The story is set in the early 1990s in Gothenburg's then strong music scene. Peter Birro wrote the script .

In addition to his work as a film director, Lien also realized some commercials and received a. a. the Gullfisken award for the SAS Pappajenta commercial .

Filmography

  • 1993: Montana (short film)
  • 1995: Mitt elektriske kjøkken (short film)
  • 1998: Naken greve (short video film)
  • 2000: Hver søndag hos mor (short film)
  • 2000: Døren som ikke smakk (short film)
  • 2001: Naturlige Briller (short film)
  • 2001: Spenn (TV short film)
  • 2003: Jonny Vang
  • 2004: Bok kokken (video short film)
  • 2006: Elsewhere
  • 2007: Høydpunkter (short film)
  • 2011: Sons of Norway
  • 2017: Occupied (TV series, 3 episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Awards and nominations for Jens Lien. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 7, 2015 .
  2. ^ A b Vegard Larsen: Brysom type (Norwegian) , Dagbladet . May 15, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2008. 
  3. ↑ a b Jonny Vang ( Norwegian ) Filmweb.no. February 14, 2003. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  4. ↑ Jens Lien ( English ) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ a b Lars Ditlev Hansen: Brysom mann blir film (Norwegian) , Aftenposten . July 15, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 22, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.aftenposten.no 
  6. ↑ Johnny Vang. Film data sheet. Berlin International Film Festival , accessed on January 7, 2015 (PDF; 301.6 kB).
  7. ^ Awards for Jonny Vang (2003) ( English ) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  8. ↑ a b Awards for Den brysomme mannen (2006) ( English ) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
  9. ↑ Viva Hate (2014). Internet Movie Database, accessed January 7, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Lien, Jens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian film director
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo