Jeppe Rønde
Jeppe Rønde (born 1973) is a Danish filmmaker.
Rønde was born in Aarhus, Denmark and worked as a professional musician until he graduated in Film Studies and Art History from the University of Copenhagen in 2002.[1][2]
In 2003, he directed his first feature documentary "Jerusalem My Love" (Danish: Jerusalem, min elskede).[3] His next documentary "The Swenkas" (2004) was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Documentary and won the Robert Award for Best Documentary Feature ("Danish Oscars").[2][4] After that Rønde directed a critically acclaimed eight episodes TV-series called "The Quatraro Mystery" (Danish: Quatraro Mysteriet) for the Danish national channel DR2.[1][5]
In 2010, Rønde was voted best commercial director in Denmark. In 2013, he won two Cannes Lions, gold and bronze, for direction and cinematography.[1][6]
In 2015, he released his first fiction feature film "Bridgend" starring Hannah Murray. The film is about the Bridgend suicide incidents. Rønde allegedly spent six years travelling to and from Bridgend for doing research on the topic. Many parts in the film are played by locals, and they were not trained actors.[7] The movie received multiple nominations and awards internationally[8] but was viewed in Wales as sensationalist, lacking truth and exploitative.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jeppe Rønde". Bacon Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Jeppe Rønde". Academy Films. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Jeppe Rønde" (in Danish). Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "The Swenkas (2004) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Mysteriet om Quatraro Mysteriet". Politiken.dk (in Danish). 27 Nov 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Signed: Jeppe Rønde". The Beak Street Bugle. February 14, 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Khan, Yasmeen (March 14, 2015). "Nature-Built Prisons: Director Jeppe Rønde On Bridgend". The Quietus. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Bridgend (2015) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Bridgend suicides movie trailer verdict: Two minutes that's utterly reprehensible". Walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Bridgend: Too close for comfort". filmenquiry.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links
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- Jeppe Rønde at IMDb
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