Honningsvåg
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Finnmark
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) is a Norwegian film director, best known for his documentary ''
Cool and Crazy
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and history, Jensen attended the London Film School. In 1978, he joined the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (
NRK
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), and has since made documentaries and short films for NRK as well as independently. He is known for the documentary ''
Cool and Crazy
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'' (1993), '' Burnt by Frost'' (1997) and '' Passing Darkness'' (2000).
In 2008 Jensen was made a Knight, First Class of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
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