Filmmaker Pernille Rose Grønkjær (1973) graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997 and has earned many awards and much acclaim for her work in documentary film and television over the past 20 years. Her international feature length documentary ”THE MONASTERY – Mr. Vig and the Nun” opened in 2006 at IDFA in Amsterdam and won the festival’s most prestigious 1st price; the Joris Ivens Award. The film had its North American premiere at The Sundance Film Festival. It has won 11 awards the world over and played in more than 90 film festivals globally. The film opened in theatres in New York and the press wrote ”Fantastic!” and ”Beautiful mesmerizing wonder”. ”THE MONASTERY” has become an important milestone in the strong international brand that Danish documentary is today. With this film Grønkjær established herself as a storyteller with a universal language and a cinematic vision.
Her international feature documentary “LOVE ADDICT” opened at great reviews in 2011.” LOVE ADDICT had it ́s European premiere at IDFA and went on to the US market in September 2012.
In 2014 Pernille premiered "GENETIC ME". "GENETIC ME is a humorous, ”sexy” and very human gateway into the rising science of who we are. Using wit and authenticity, the film connects a deeply personal tale with frontier genetic research and provides new perspectives on the eternal question of: "How did I become me?" This is the science you thought you would never understand made accessible and about to set you on a personal journey into the future.
“DEN ANDEN SIDE” (Comedian Mind) was released in 2017 and is an ambitious feature documentary about the iconic Danish stand-up comedian and accomplished performer Anders Matthesen. Matthesen is the best in his genre, always stays original and has the largest group of fans among comedians. He is used to rave reviews and sold out venues whenever he sets up a show. The film - Den Anden Side - raved it's own bunch of stars: 10 times 5 starts in the press reviews.
Early 2019 she premiered the mind-boggling ‘HUNTING FOR HEDONIA’, which was selected as the opening film at CPH:DOX Science program 2019, and Pernille worked with academy award winning actress Tilda Swinton for the narration of the film.
In April 2021 the ambitious “SOLUTIONS” opens the CPH:DOX Science program. The film portrays a group of world leading scientists who want to save humanity through science and finding an optimistic pathway into the future.
Pernille is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - The Oscar Academy.
