Hanna Bergholm

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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 and screenwriter. Her second feature film Nightborn had its world premiere in the Main Competition of Berlin Film Festival 2026. Her first feature film, horror drama Hatching, had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2022 and was sold to over 75 countries. Rotten Tomatoes named Hatching as one of the 10 Best Horror Movie of 2022 in the Golden Tomato Awards and the film got the "certified fresh" status, meaning that 93% of 134 critics' reviews are positive. Hatching has won awards and nominations including the Grand Prize and Youth Jury Award at the Gérardmer Film Festival in France, award for the best special effects in Sitges, two Jussi Awards (The Finnish Academy Award) and the Nordisk Film Award. The Finnish film critics also named Hatching the best Finnish film of 2022. Previously Bergholm has directed internationally awarded short films and TV drama series. She has graduated in 2009 from the University of Art and Design Helsinki with MA in film directing. She is a member of the European Film Academy.