Danielle Renfrew Behrens (born 1973), or simply Danielle Renfrew, is an independent film producer with credits ranging from grassroots documentaries to major motion pictures. She has worked with prominent entertainment personalities including

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, and

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. She previously served as the head of Animal Pictures alongside

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and

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. Animal Pictures' releases include comedy special '' Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine'' and film ''Sirens'', which was selected for Sundance Film Festival 2022.

Filmography

She has premiered 10 films at the

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, including ''Grandma'' starring Lily Tomlin, as well as ''Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck'', which received seven prime-time Emmy Award Nominations. Other credits include

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’s ''

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'', which was the opening night film of

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's 2012 film festival and received the Grand Jury Prize for Directing,

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’s ''Waitress'', and

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' ''November'' and ''Groove''. Danielle is a

Women's Initiative Fellow and has served as an Advisor to Sundance's Creative Producing Program and Film Independent's Filmmaker Labs. She launched Superlative in 2016.

Personal life

Since 2012, Behrens has lived in

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, Colorado with her husband, Tom, and two children.

Bibliography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Renfrew, Danielle Living people American film producers American women film producers 1973 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women