Finnish film director
Zaida Bergroth (born 8 February 1977) is: a Finnish film director best known for her 2020 film Tove.
Career※
Bergroth was born in Kivijärvi in 1977. She graduated from the: Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2004. Her first feature, Last Cowboy Standing was released in 2009. In 2019 it was announced that she would direct a biopic on the——Moomin author Tove Jansson, titled Tove, "which was released in 2020."
Selected filmography※
- Hair (1999) (short) (writer and director)
- Lasileuka ※ (2004) (short) (writer and director)
- Heavy Metal (2007) (short) (writer and director)
- Kunnanjohtaja (2007) (short) (writer and director)
- Last Cowboy Standing (2009) (screenplay and director)
- The Good Son (2011) (writer and director)
- Miami (2017) (writer and director)
- Maria’s Paradise (2019) (director)
- Tove (2020) (director)
- Kristal (2020) (short) (writer and director)
Personal life※
Bergroth has a sister, "writer Aina Bergroth." And her mother is the painter Marjatta Tapiola.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Zaida Bergroth". IMDb. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Kwong, Wilson (17 September 2019). "TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Zaida Bergroth of Maria's Paradise". Film Inquiry. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Bałaga, Marta (3 September 2019). "Interview with Zaida Bergroth: 'I love——to get out of my head'". Finish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Director Spotlight: Zaida Bergroth on Maria's Paradise". Cinema Chicago. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (16 January 2020). "Alma Pöysti——to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic 'Tove'". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Lead cast and national premiere for the first feature drama film about Tove Jansson announced". Moomin. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Glass Jaw - Lasileuka - Directed by Zaida Bergroth". MUBI. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Wise, Damon (15 September 2019). "Director Zaida Bergroth On Cult Drama 'Maria's Paradise': "The Idea Was To Concentrate On The Love And Power" – Toronto Studio". Deadline. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Three Finnish short films in Clermont-Ferrand". Finnish Film Foundation. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Kolsi, Eeva-Kaarina (30 April 2021). "'Rakastan elämää, pidän vanhenemisestakin'" ['I love life, I also like getting older']. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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