With Bent Rognlien he founded the Kinoteket in Oslo (1980) a few years after they started the street companies in Uranienborg terrace. For TV3 he directed the program René's Cinema 3 around 1987-88. Prior to that, he played in the radio programs Nattkino and Notabene at P2, as well as a film writer for Aftenposten. He is also one of many Hotel Cæsar-directors.
René Bjerke has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Signature works include Hedda, Over open avgrunn, Møte med Halldis. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.