Jacob Wendt Jensen (born 1966 in Aalborg) is a Danish journalist, film critic and author who has reviewed films for Berlingske, Jyllands-Posten and several other outlets since the late 1990s. He has covered the Cannes Film Festival since 1999, frequently as a FIPRESCI jury member, and chaired Danske Filmkritikere (the Danish Film Critics Association) from 2011 to 2018. His books range from biographies of Ove Sprogøe, Victor Borge and Lise Nørgaard to works on James Bond and the golden age of Danish cinema.
Jacob Wendt Jensen published in February 2026 the book 'Dirch 100 Years - The Man, the Myth, the Genius' about Dirch Passer, based on approximately 70 new interviews.
In April 2026 he gave a lecture about Badehotellet for Familie og Samfund on Funen.
The podcast 'Fingrene væk fra mit mesterværk!', which he makes with Christian Monggaard, ended its second season in 2024.
The book 'Huset på Christianshavn' was published in 2022 - written together with Christian Monggaard and based on interviews with more than 40 people involved.
