Hilke Rönnfeldt, born by the Baltic Sea coast in Northern Germany with Danish-Icelandic roots, graduated as a screenwriter at Swedish Alma Education and as a film director at independent film school collective Super16 in Copenhagen. She is a Berlinale Talents, Oxbelly Episodic Lab, Pustnik Residency and European Short Pitch alumna. Her films have screened at international film festivals such as Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Warsaw IFF, Gent FF, and Gothenburg IFF. Her latest film A STUDY OF EMPATHY won the Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival 2023 and is nominated for the European Film Awards 2024. Her projects revolve around life in rural communities, worlds of work, intimacy, and the sea. She has a strong faith in the poetic capabilities of the image.
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