John M. Jacobsen

John Martin Jacobsen (born 27 December 1944) is a Norwegian film producer. He is the leader of the Norwegian production company Filmkameratene, and has produced more than 30 Norwegian movies.

John M. Jacobsen
Born
John Martin Jacobsen

(1944-12-27) 27 December 1944
Oslo, Norway
OccupationFilm producer
Years activeIn business since 1959, Producer since 1983 - present
Spouse(s)Vibeke Idsøe

Jacobsen has received several awards for his work. In 2003 he was awarded the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award.[1] In 2008 he was appointed commander of the Order of St. Olav, for the work he has done for Norwegian film.[2]

Jacobsen grew up in Osterhaus gate, Oslo. His mother was a stay-at-home mom, and his dad was a ship officer. He lived right next to a cinema, where he spent a lot of time. [3]

He started earning money by delivering newspapers, but as a 15 year old he got hired by the local cinema. The man in charge of the cinema realized that Jacobsen had an extreme interest for film, and wanted him to be in charge of setting up their film program, earning 2% of the turnover.[3]

Filmography

Awards
List of award nominations
Year Award Category Movie Result
2015 Amanda Award Best Norwegian feature film Børning Winner
2015 Amanda Award People's Choice award Børning Winner
2015 Kanonprisen Award Best producer Børning Winner
2009 Amanda Award Best Norwegian feature film Max Manus Winner
2008 Kanonprisen Award Best Producer Winner
2007 Gullruten Award Professional Award Den lille redningsskøyta Elias Winner
2003 Amanda Award Honorary Award Winner
1998 Gullstrimmelen Winner
1988 Aamot-statuetten Winner


References
  1. DUCKERT, HEGE (2003-08-23). "Optimistisk Amanda". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. Selås, Jon (26 November 2008). "St. Olav til filmkjempen John M. Jacobsen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  3. Nordvik, Kristoffer. "En produsent og en gentleman". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-04-28.


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