Jeppe Rønde, born in 1973, is one of the most recognized, award-winning Danish filmmakers. Since graduating from the University of Copenhagen in 2002, he has directed short fiction films, feature documentaries and commercials.

His debut feature documentary work JERUSALEM MY LOVE won countless international prizes including Nordisk Panorama, Taiwan IFF and Dok Leipzig FF (Golden Dove).His second feature film THE SWENKAS won the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs 2005, Best Documentary at CPH:DOX and was nominated for European Film Academy Awards (2005). During last few years he won several ‘Roberts’ (Danish equivalent of the Oscars) for his TV and feature documentary work.

Rønde has now completed the feature film, BRIDGEND, shot on location in Wales, which world premiered in the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015.

FILMOGRAPHY
2015 Bridgend, fiction feature debut
2013 Girl in the Water, short fiction film
2004 The Swenkas, feature documentary
2003 Jerusalem My Love, feature documentary
2001 Son, short documentary