Jan Vardøen
Jan Vardøen is a household name in his native Norway. He is a highly profilic film director /producer, author, musician, businessman, TV personality and restaurateur. Born in London, grew up in Ireland. After a great deal of travelling, working as a chef, he returned to Norway and learned his Norwegian family’s trade: wooden boatbuilding. He runs his own film production company, Beacon Isle Films and is currently in production with one feature, “Oslo Copenhagen”, a TV-series called ”The revenge agency” and one documentary, Phillip Glass “Descent into the Maelstrom” based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe and the musical piece of the same name by Philip Glass.
The short Working Stiff was released in 2013, the feature Heart of Lightness in 2014. Autumn Fall in 2015 and House of Norway autumn 2016.
