Bjørn Nilsen (born 27 December 1934) is a Norwegian poet and television producer. His literary debut was the poetry collection ''Hvis jeg var trollmann'' from 1960. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine '' Profil'', a co-founder of The Norwegian Writers' Center (), and a leader of the

Norwegian Authors' Union The Norwegian Authors' Union (, DnF) is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also works in solidarity with persecu ...

from 1975 to 1977. He worked for the

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

from 1964 to 1992, and as a freelance producer until 1998. He received the

Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

for his television documentary ''Olje'' in 1988.

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