Jeppe Rønde (born 1973) is a

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filmmaker. Rønde was born in

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, Denmark and worked as a professional musician until he graduated in Film Studies and Art History from the University of Copenhagen in 2002. In 2003, he directed his first feature documentary "Jerusalem My Love" ( da, Jerusalem, min elskede). His next documentary "The Swenkas" (2004) was nominated for the

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and won the

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("Danish Oscars"). After that Rønde directed a critically acclaimed eight episodes TV-series called "The Quatraro Mystery" ( da, Quatraro Mysteriet) for the Danish national channel

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. In 2010, Rønde was voted best commercial director in Denmark. In 2013, he won two

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, 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

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. 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. The movie received multiple nominations and awards internationally but was viewed in Wales as sensationalist, lacking truth and exploitative.

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