Pål Jackman
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Pål Jackman is a Norwegian film director
and musician.
As a musician he appears under the name Jackman, both as a solo artist and with his own alternative rock trio. In the trio format has with him his brother Morten Jackman on drums and John Lilja on bass. The trio has released an EP and an album, both named Jackman. He has also previously served as the frontman and songwriter in the band Wunderkammer who released two albums.
Jackman has directed shorts and advertising films and received attention for his first short film, Benny – a playful and easygoing film in both style and content. Jackman studied television and direction at the University College in Stavanger
, and has also enjoyed significant success with his Gypsy-inspired orchestra Wunderkammer. Jackman and Wunderkammer have also written the score for several shorts and documentaries. Jackman made his feature debut in 2000 with Detector
. He has since written and directed one of the 5 short films in 5 grøss fra Vestlandet (5 horrors of Western Norway) and his second feature length film, Jernanger, which premiered in 2009.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and musician.
As a musician he appears under the name Jackman, both as a solo artist and with his own alternative rock trio. In the trio format has with him his brother Morten Jackman on drums and John Lilja on bass. The trio has released an EP and an album, both named Jackman. He has also previously served as the frontman and songwriter in the band Wunderkammer who released two albums.
Jackman has directed shorts and advertising films and received attention for his first short film, Benny – a playful and easygoing film in both style and content. Jackman studied television and direction at the University College in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, and has also enjoyed significant success with his Gypsy-inspired orchestra Wunderkammer. Jackman and Wunderkammer have also written the score for several shorts and documentaries. Jackman made his feature debut in 2000 with Detector
Detector (Norwegian film)
Detector is a Norwegian film from 2000 directed by Pål Jackman from a screenplay by Erlend Loe. It was one of the greatest domestic movie successes in Norway for many years, and is considered to be the start of the Norwegian cinemas bloom that occurred in the 2000's....
. He has since written and directed one of the 5 short films in 5 grøss fra Vestlandet (5 horrors of Western Norway) and his second feature length film, Jernanger, which premiered in 2009.
Filmography
- Benny (1998)
- Detector (2000)
- 5 grøss fra Vestlandet (2007)
- Jernanger (2009)