Hanna Bergholm

Hanna Bergholm grabbed the international horror crowd by the throat and didn't let go. When her twisted creature feature Hatching landed at Sundance, audiences got an unforgettable look at suburban perfection gone wrong. She put a giant, terrifying animatronic bird monster into an pristine pastel living room and turned mother-daughter pressure into pure nightmare fuel.

Before creeping out global audiences, she honed her craft directing short films and television in Helsinki. Now she's got genre lovers and international producers watching every single step she takes next, proving you don't need a massive Hollywood budget to create an instant cult classic.