Jensen Noen (born Jenya Nozhechkin, April 20, 1987) is a Los Angeles-based director and writer. Noen was born in Poltava, Ukraine.
Noen was named Best Director at the 2018 Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes and 2019 Flathead Lake International Cinemafest. He was also nominated for Best Director of the 2019 Flathead Lake International Cinemafest at the 2018 International Thai Film Festival. His 2009 film Oceans Within Us was named Best Short Film at the Kyiv International Short Film Festival and Best Short-Length Film of 2011 by the Ukrainian Producer Association and Association of Cinema.
His movie The Perception was named Best Film at both 2018 Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes and the 2019 Fusion Film Festival, Best Thriller at the 2018 Oniros Film Awards and Best US Made Feature Film at the 2018 Prince of Prestige Academy Awards.
His second film, Blesscode, also won awards for Best Film Script and Best Short Film at industry film festivals.
Since moving to the United States, Jensen has collaborated with Khalid, Jay Z, Bryson Tiller, Normani, Twenty One Pilots and others. He is a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy, the Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine, and the Producers Guild of Ukraine.
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Biography
Jensen Noen was born in Poltava, Ukraine. In 2009, he moved to Kyiv and joined a Down & Dirty rock band as a guitar and keyboard player. He began producing videos for MTV; he also directed several television shows. Later, he began directing commercials and music videos and collaborated with other Eastern European artists and labels.
In 2014, Jensen relocated to Los Angeles, California. In 2018, he completed The Perception, a feature film.
Music videos and commercials
Jensen has collaborated with Demi Lovato, Ice Nine Kills, Falling in Reverse, Bring Me the Horizon, I Prevail, Jay Z, Bryson Tiller, Khalid, Normani, Maxwell, Duke Dumont, Emmure, Crown the Empire, Asking Alexandria, I See Stars, Issues, Twenty One Pilots, and with Russian pop band Ruki Vverh!. He has also directed videos for RCA, Virgin Records, Roadrunner Records, Atlantic Records, Sumerian Records, and Rise Records and directed and produced commercials.
Films and cinematography
Jensen's career includes numerous short films. Most notably, he directed the award-winning shorts "Oceans Within Us" and "Blesscode," in Europe. Once he moved to the United States, he continued his film career with "Observer". Jensen's film "Gambit", about a character from the Marvel universe, was well received during its release. Afterwards, Jensen released "The Perception", which was selected by numerous film festivals.
The Perception won “Best Feature Film Director” from the ITFF Film & Entertainment Industry, “Best Feature Film Director” and “Best Screenplay” from the South Film and Arts Academy Festival, “Best Trailer” from the Pitch to Screen Film Awards in 2018, Best US made feature film from Prince of Prestige Awards 2018, and Best thriller from Oniros Film Awards 2018.
Filmography
Films
Play for Keeps, 2021 (TV)
The Perception, 2019 (feature)
Gambit, 2017 (short)
Observer, 2016 (short)
Blesscode, 2013 (short)
Oceans Within Us, 2009 (short)
Music videos
2026
"Joseph" by Falling in Reverse
"Play Dead" by Ice Nine Kills
"R.I.P." by Motionless in White
"Folded Flag" by Mat Best
"Who Will You Follow" by Evanescence
"Twisting the Knife" by Ice Nine Kills
"Broken Mirror" by Architects
2025
"Washed Up" by NF
"Crawl Back to My Coffin" by Dayseeker
"The Laugh Track" by Ice Nine Kills
"City Walls" by Twenty One Pilots
"End of You" by Poppy, Amy Lee, and Courtney LaPlante
"All My Women" by Falling in Reverse
"The Great Unknown" by Ice Nine Kills
"God Is a Weapon" by Falling in Reverse
"Pale Moonlight" by Dayseeker
"Blackhole" by Architects
2024
"Bad Guy" by Falling in Reverse
"The Dam" by Daughtry
"A Work of Art" by Ice Nine Kills
Awards
2025 – Best Metal, Falling In Reverse - "Prequel", Director Jensen Noen | Hollywood Music Video Awards
2025 – Best Directing, Falling In Reverse - "Prequel", Director Jensen Noen - nominee | Hollywood Music Video Awards
2023 – Best Rock Music Video, Bring Me The Horizon – “LosT”, Director Jensen Noen | UK Music Video Awards (UK)
2023 – Best Rock Music Video, Falling In Reverse – “Watch The World Burn”, Director Jensen Noen | UK Music Video Awards (International)
2023 – Best Director, Jensen Noen / Falling In Reverse – “Watch The World Burn” | Berlin Music Video Awards
2023 – Best Music Video, "Motionless In White – Werewolf", Director Jensen Noen | Heavy Metal Music Awards
2022 – Best War Short Film, "Wake Me Up", By Jensen Noen | South Film and Arts Academy Festival
2022 – Best Director In A Short Film, Jensen Noen / Wake Me Up | South Film and Arts Academy Festival
2022 – Best Music Video, "Falling In Reverse – Zombified", Director Jensen Noen | Falcon International Film Festival
2021 – Best Music Video, Falling In Reverse – “I’m Not A Vampire (Revamped)”, Director Jensen Noen | London Independent Film Awards – London, United Kingdom
2021 – Best Music Video, Falling In Reverse – “I’m Not A Vampire (Revamped)”, Director Jensen Noen | Falcon International Film Festival – London, United Kingdom
2021 – Best Music Video, Falling In Reverse – “I’m Not A Vampire (Revamped)”, Director Jensen Noen | Open Window International Film Challenge – Bengal, India