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Penelope Bjerregaard

Producer
Class #12
Members

Penelope Bjerregaard

Producer
Class #12

Penelope is passionate about creating stories that dare to challenge the world we know with new perspectives. She has a weakness for magical realism and humorous stories about serious themes. And she loves arthouse as much as she loves romantic comedies. In her projects, Penelope wants to be creatively involved and values being equal parts realist and risk-taking optimist.

Penelope graduated with an MA. in Film and Media Studies from the University of Copenhagen in 2019, where she wrote her thesis on the risk-taking behaviour of Danish film producers. She started her career at Beofilm in 2017, where she assisted on a number of feature films and series while producing her own projects. In 2021, Penelope produced BLU's first fiction series FANTOMFORHOLD. She has also produced a number of short films, including the short film HUNGUD, which was nominated for the Danish Academy Award for Best Short Film in 2022, and the documentary LETTERS FROM ST. PETERSBURG, which was exhibited at Nikolaj Kunsthal and selected for CPH:DOX in 2022.

Alongside Super16, Penelope is a junior producer at MOTOR.

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Penelope Bjerregaard
Faded

FADED is a coming-of-age tale about a group of suburban boys whose carefree, hash-fueled days are suddenly shaken by family turmoil and the harsh reality of adulthood closing in.

Final film
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12
12
49 min
2024
Faded

FADED is a coming-of-age tale about a group of suburban boys whose carefree, hash-fueled days are suddenly shaken by family turmoil and the harsh reality of adulthood closing in.

A Predictable Tale of Powerless Men

In a near future, where a pill can extend only women's lives by 400 years, and men everywhere lose influence as a result, we meet the now-deposed Prime Minister, Kim Harding, as he gathers a group of aggrieved men behind him in an attempt to regain power and influence. Everything is going according to plan, until Kim's disciple, the younger, angrier and more idealistic man, Karl, wins over the group and challenges Kim in an internal struggle for power and honor. Life and death.

Mid-term film
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12
12
35 min
2023
A Predictable Tale of Powerless Men

In a near future, where a pill can extend only women's lives by 400 years, and men everywhere lose influence as a result, we meet the now-deposed Prime Minister, Kim Harding, as he gathers a group of aggrieved men behind him in an attempt to regain power and influence. Everything is going according to plan, until Kim's disciple, the younger, angrier and more idealistic man, Karl, wins over the group and challenges Kim in an internal struggle for power and honor. Life and death.

Amala

Amala is tired of being her mother's good Tamil girl. A wish brings her into the white neighbor family.

First-year film
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12
12
22 min
2022
Amala

Amala is tired of being her mother's good Tamil girl. A wish brings her into the white neighbor family.

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Faded
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2024
A Predictable Tale of Powerless Men
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2023
Amala
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2022
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Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

First-year film
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12
Class #12
27 min
2022
Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

Good Grief!

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
21 min
2023
Good Grief!

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Gutterball

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

First-year film
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12
Class #12
16 min
2022
Gutterball

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

Ritardando

While the bombs fall in a war-torn Copenhagen, the harp player David practices scales in his barricaded apartment. He believes in art. Not in war.

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
11 min
2023
Ritardando

While the bombs fall in a war-torn Copenhagen, the harp player David practices scales in his barricaded apartment. He believes in art. Not in war.

Caretakers

While at work, the dutiful caretaker Ellis is sought out by his long-lost sister Mira. Under the guise of being in training as a caretaker, she comes with him to work. Throughout a hectic workday, they try to find each other again, through a confrontation of old traumas, open wounds, and unrequited sibling love.

First-year film
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12
Class #12
30 min
2022
Caretakers

While at work, the dutiful caretaker Ellis is sought out by his long-lost sister Mira. Under the guise of being in training as a caretaker, she comes with him to work. Throughout a hectic workday, they try to find each other again, through a confrontation of old traumas, open wounds, and unrequited sibling love.

The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Final film
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12
Class #12
15 min
2024
The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

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Et indslag fra kysten

En storm nærmer sig et lille kystsamfund, hvor en lokal reporter og hans praktikant venter dens ankomst, imens sporene fra en tidligere tragedie hviler over byen.

Mid-term film
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13
Class #13
25 min
2025
Et indslag fra kysten

En storm nærmer sig et lille kystsamfund, hvor en lokal reporter og hans praktikant venter dens ankomst, imens sporene fra en tidligere tragedie hviler over byen.

Til den mørke nat

Et ungt forældrepar tager deres lille søn med ud i skoven. Da drengen pludselig forsvinder, begynder en desperat søgen, hvor mørket falder på, og naturen afslører sin ubarmhjertige side. Håbet svinder, mens de presses længere ind i skovens uforudsigelige dyb. Det, der begyndte som en almindelig dag, udvikler sig til et mareridt uden vej tilbage.

Mid-term film
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13
Class #13
15 min
2025
Til den mørke nat

Et ungt forældrepar tager deres lille søn med ud i skoven. Da drengen pludselig forsvinder, begynder en desperat søgen, hvor mørket falder på, og naturen afslører sin ubarmhjertige side. Håbet svinder, mens de presses længere ind i skovens uforudsigelige dyb. Det, der begyndte som en almindelig dag, udvikler sig til et mareridt uden vej tilbage.

Rødder

Den årlige puttefest i Dyrehaven er fuld i gang. Amira befinder sig i et inferno af hvide t-shirts, tuschtegninger og ølbongs, hvor hun forsøger at passe ind i flokken – men nogen holder øje med hende i skoven.

Mid-term film
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13
Class #13
20 min
2025
Rødder

Den årlige puttefest i Dyrehaven er fuld i gang. Amira befinder sig i et inferno af hvide t-shirts, tuschtegninger og ølbongs, hvor hun forsøger at passe ind i flokken – men nogen holder øje med hende i skoven.

Heartbreak Hotel

I realityshowet HEARTBREAK HOTEL tjekker Tara ind for at bryde sit gamle datingmønster – men længslen efter at blive set skubber hende væk fra missionen om at finde sig selv. Set gennem hotellets kameraer udspiller Taras deroute sig som et drama om misundelse, skjulte hierarkier og den sværeste kærlighed af alle: kærligheden til sig selv.

Mid-term film
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13
Class #13
40 min
2025
Heartbreak Hotel

I realityshowet HEARTBREAK HOTEL tjekker Tara ind for at bryde sit gamle datingmønster – men længslen efter at blive set skubber hende væk fra missionen om at finde sig selv. Set gennem hotellets kameraer udspiller Taras deroute sig som et drama om misundelse, skjulte hierarkier og den sværeste kærlighed af alle: kærligheden til sig selv.

Familie

Den fraskilte familiefar, Johan, står foran en længe ventet weekend med sine børn, da han pludselig havner i et voldsomt opgør med sin ekskone. Hvad der begynder som et forsøg på at genvinde sin plads i familien, udvikler sig til en aften med mistro, vrede og afsløringer - alt imens børnene er tilskuere.

Mid-term film
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13
Class #13
17 min
2025
Familie

Den fraskilte familiefar, Johan, står foran en længe ventet weekend med sine børn, da han pludselig havner i et voldsomt opgør med sin ekskone. Hvad der begynder som et forsøg på at genvinde sin plads i familien, udvikler sig til en aften med mistro, vrede og afsløringer - alt imens børnene er tilskuere.

Korpus

Under en udgravning ved den gamle kalkfabrik bliver noget gravet op. Kalken sætter sig i heden. Ved badesøen oplever den unge teenagepige begær for første gang.

Mid-term film
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13
Class #13
22 min
2025
Korpus

Under en udgravning ved den gamle kalkfabrik bliver noget gravet op. Kalken sætter sig i heden. Ved badesøen oplever den unge teenagepige begær for første gang.