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Person

Pernille Rose Grønkjær

(1973 – )

Director. Born 26/9 1973. Graduated as documentary director from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.

Grønkjær had her breakthrough with 'The Monastery' (2006), her first long documentary. The film, wich took eight years to make, won the Joris Ivens top award at the IDFA Film Festival plus additional awards at festivals such as Cinema Eye Honors, Full Frame, Chicago Film Festival and Moscow Film Festival.

Since then she has directed documentaries such as 'Love Addict – Stories of Dreams, Obsession and Longing' (2011), 'Genetic Me' (2014), which was selected for CPH:DOX, 'The Other Side' (2017) about Danish comedian Anders Matthesen and 'Hunting for Hedonia' (2019), which premiered at CPH:DOX.

In 2007 Grønkjær co-founded the Danish production company Danish Documentaries with fellow filmmakers Eva Mulvad and Phie Ambo. Shortly after director Mikala Krogh and producer Sigrid Dyekjær came on board as co-owners.
Filmography
Title Year Function Category
Cash 2022 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Cash 2022 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Cash 2022 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Cash 2022 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Cash 2022 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Apolonia, Apolonia 2022 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Innocence 2022 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Solutions 2021 Direction, Writer, Producer, Executive producer DK/Documentary
The cars we drove into capitalism 2021 Executive producer Documentary
Scandinavian Star (overview) 2020 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Scandinavian Star 2:6 - The Disaster 2020 Executive producer Series (documentary)
Scandinavian Star 1:6 2020 Executive producer Series (documentary)
I Walk 2020 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Hunting for Hedonia 2019 Direction, Screenplay, Executive producer DK/Documentary
Love Child 2019 Executive producer DK/Documentary
The Cave 2019 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Cherry Tale 2019 Executive producer DK/Documentary
School of Seduction 2019 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Aquarela 2018 Production DK/Documentary
Den anden side 2017 Direction, Cinematographer, Still photographer, Executive producer DK/Documentary
A Year of Hope 2017 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Genetic Me 2014 Direction, Visual concept, Cinematographer DK/Documentary
The Newsroom - Off the Record 2014 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Slottet 2014 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Good Things Await 2014 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Ai Weiwei The Fake Case 2013 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Love addict - historier om drømme, besættelse og længsel 2011 Direction, Cinematography, Stills, Executive producer DK/Documentary
The house inside her 2011 Direction DK/Short fiction
Ballroom Dancer 2011 Executive producer DK/Documentary
The monastery 2006 Direction, Cinematography, Screenplay DK/Documentary
Min morfar forfra 2002 Direction, Script, Cinematography, Stills DK/Documentary
Min... 2002 Direction Anthology
Der var så mange glæder 1999 Direction, Cinematographer DK/Documentary
Den usynlige stemme 1997 Direction DK/Short fiction
Togkupe 1994 Stage manager DK/Documentary
Pernille Rose Grønkjær in trade directory

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