Jeppe Rønde (born 1973) is a Danish filmmaker.

Career

Rønde was born in

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and worked as a professional musician until he graduated in Film Studies and Art History from the

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in 2002. In 2003, he directed his first feature documentary "Jerusalem My Love" (). 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 The Robert Award for Best Documentary Feature () is one of the merit awards presented by the Danish Film Academy at the annual Robert Awards ceremony. The award has been handed out since 2002. Honorees 2000s * 18th Robert Awards, 2002: ' by S ...

("Danish Oscars"). After that Rønde directed a critically acclaimed eight episodes TV-series called "The Quatraro Mystery" () for the Danish national channel DR2. In 2010, Rønde was voted best commercial director in Denmark. In 2013, he won two Cannes Lions, gold and bronze, for direction and cinematography. 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

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for doing research on the topic. Many parts in the film are played by locals, and they were not trained actors. The movie received multiple nominations and awards internationally but was viewed in Wales as sensationalist, lacking truth and exploitative.

Filmography

* ''Jerusalem My Love'' (2003; Danish: ''Jerusalem, min elskede'') * ''The Senkas'' (2004) * ''The Quatraro Mystery'' (2009; Danish: ''Quatraro Mysteriet'') * ''Bridgend'' (2015) * ''The Great European Cigarette Mystery'' (2017; ''The John Dalli Mystery'') * ''Almost Human'' (2019)

References

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