Hanna Bergholm

Director
Writer
Actress

Director of the Finnish coming-of-age nightmare 'Hatching,' Hanna Bergholm reveals her horror film influences to IMDb. Despite admitting to being afraid of scary movies, Bergholm discovered beauty in the genre storytelling of films like 'The Others,' 'Let the Right One In' and 'Raw.' She also discusses how the movement and dance sequences in Luca Guadagnino's 'Suspiria' inspired her own style.

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Director Hanna Bergholm on the Films That Inspired 'Hatching'

Hanna Bergholm is a Finnish film director. Her first feature film, the horror drama Hatching, had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2022 and has been sold to over 75 countries. Rotten Tomatoes named Hatching the 8th Best Horror Movie of 2022 in the Golden Tomato Awards. At the film festivals, Hatching has won awards and nominations, including the Grand Prize and Youth Jury Award at the Gérardmer film festival in France, the award for the best special effects at Sitges and three Jussi Awards in Finland. Previously, Bergholm had directed internationally awarded short films and TV drama series. Her latest short fantasy film, Puppet Master, has been selected to several international film festivals, including Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal 2018, Fantastic Fest in Austin 2018, and also to the MoMA Museum of Modern Art New York 2019.