[2] Lien also made the short films Døren som ikke smakk (Shut the Door, 2000) and Naturlige Briller (Natural Glasses, 2001).

It was also nominated in the category "Best Film", but lost to Bent Hamer's Salmer fra kjøkkenet.

Lien's next major film project was Den brysomme mannen (The Bothersome Man) (2006).

[3] 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.

It was a romantic comedy about rock 'n' roll set in Gothenburg's vital music scene in the early 1990s.