Jens Lien (born 14 September 1967) is a

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. He graduated from the London International Film School in 1993. His graduation project was the short film ''Montana'', which was featured at the short film festival in

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that year. In 1995 he again participated in this festival, with the entry ''Mitt elektriske kjøkken'' (My Electrical Kitchen). Lien also made the short films (Shut the Door, 2000) and ''Naturlige Briller'' (Natural Glasses, 2001). Both of these films were based on screenplays by Per Schreiner. Each was featured in its year of release at the

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. In addition to these films, Lien has also made a number of advertisements. In 2003 he made his feature film debut with '' Jonny Vang''. The movie was selected for the

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. The movie received an

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for "Best Actor" ( Aksel Hennie) in 2003. It was also nominated in the category "Best Film", but lost to

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's ''

Salmer fra kjøkkenet ''Kitchen Stories'' () is a 2003 Norwegian film by Bent Hamer, director of '' Eggs'' and '' O' Horten.'' The film was Norway’s entry for the 2003 Academy Awards and was a selection at the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. Plot Swedish ...

''. Lien's next major film project was '' Den brysomme mannen'' (''The Bothersome Man'') (2006). This film was another collaboration with writer Per Schreiner. It was based on a story originally written for radio theatre. The radio production was recorded two years before it was adapted for the screen. Lien later said in an interview that the script made such a strong impression on him that he was unable to sleep after first reading it. The film was awarded three Amandas in 2006: for "Best Direction", "Best Screenplay", and "Best Actor" ( Trond Fausa Aurvåg). It was also nominated in the categories "Best Film" and "Best Actress" ( Petronella Barker). ''Den brysomme mannen'' has won more than 20 international awards, including the ACID Award (Agence du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion) at the

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. In 2011 his feature film ''

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'' (''Sons of Norway'') premiered at the

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. The film features a cameo performance by

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(aka Johnny Rotten). It premiered in Norway at the same time. In 2014 Lien directed the mini series ''Viva hate'' for SVT (Swedish television). The series consisted of three 60-minute episodes. It was a romantic comedy about rock 'n' roll set in

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's vital music scene in the early 1990s.

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