Susanna Salonen is a Finnish-German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Born in 1966 in Finland, Salonen grew up in Lübeck and trained as a camerawoman in Berlin. She has shot several award-winning documentaries, and written and directed fiction films. Her fiction debut Patong Girl[1] won the prestigious German Grimme award in 2016.[2] Salonen is a member of the German film academy.
Susanna Salonen | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, cinematographer |
| Notable work | Patong Girl |
| Website | salonen.de |
In 2020, she filmed in the central Arctic during the MOSAiC Expedition on German research-icebreaker Polarstern for the international documentary Arctic Drift on climate change research in the Arctic.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "P A T O N G G I R L ✭ F I L M". www.patong-girl.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Preisträger - Grimme-Preis". www.grimme-preis.de. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Arctic Drift". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ Hopewell, John (2021-10-08). "Fremantle Sells Banner Factual Original 'Arctic Drift: A Year In the Ice' to 170 Territories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
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