Zaida Bergroth

Zaida Bergroth (born 8 February 1977) is a Finnish film director best known for her 2020 film Tove.[1][2]

Career

Bergroth was born in Kivijärvi in 1977. She graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2004.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

Selected filmography

  • Hair (1999) (short) (writer and director)[1]
  • Lasileuka [Glass Jaw] (2004) (short) (writer and director)[1][7]
  • Heavy Metal (2007) (short) (writer and director)[1]
  • Kunnanjohtaja (2007) (short) (writer and director)[1]
  • Last Cowboy Standing (2009) (screenplay and director)[1]
  • The Good Son (2011) (writer and director)[1]
  • Miami (2017) (writer and director)[1]
  • Maria’s Paradise (2019) (director)[1][8]
  • Tove (2020) (director)[1]
  • Kristal (2020) (short) (writer and director)[1][9]

Personal life

Bergroth has a sister, writer Aina Bergroth, and her mother is the painter Marjatta Tapiola.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Zaida Bergroth". IMDb. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Glass Jaw - Lasileuka - Directed by Zaida Bergroth". MUBI. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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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