Director / Producer Pernille Rose Grønkjær (1973) is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - The Oscar Academy. She 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. Her international feature documentary ”THE MONASTERY – Mr. Vig and the Nun” opened in 2006 at IDFA and won the festival’s prestigious Joris Ivens Award. The film had it's North American premiere at The Sundance Film Festival. It has won 11 awards the world over and played at over 90 festivals. 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 ADDICThad 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 humangateway into the rising science of who we are. Using wit and authenticity, the film connects a deeplypersonal 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 accessibleand about to set you on a personal journey into the future.“DEN ANDEN SIDE” 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.In 2019 Pernille premiers the mind-boggling “HUNTING FOR HEDONIA” about the bourgeoningtechnology of Deep Brain Stimulation. Pernille worked with academy award winning actress Tilda Swinton in recording the narration for HUNTING FOR HEDONIA. The film was the opening film of the ambitious CPH:DOX Science program 2019 and went on to it’s international festival tour after that. SOLUTIONS premiered in 2021 at CPH:DOX again as the opening film at CPH:DOX Science program and the film is now on festival tour recently winning the GRAND PRIZE at Prague Science Film Festival.