Lone Scherfig

2017

Screenwriter

Born in Copenhagen, Lone Scherfig studied at the National Film School of Denmark. Her film Italian for Beginners marked her international breakthrough. This was followed by six English-language films: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, An Education, One Day, The Riot Club, and Their Finest. In 2019, The Kindness of Strangers opened the Berlin International Film Festival.