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Laura Hyppönen is a Finnish writer-director whose work spans narrative fiction, experimental film, fashion films, and music videos. She studied filmmaking at the European Film College in Denmark and holds an MA in Screenwriting and an MSc in Film Business. Her debut feature, “Live East Die Young” (2012), premiered internationally and was nominated for Best UK Feature at Raindance and the Hitchcock d’Or at Dinard. Her short “Quadraturin” (2018) screened in the international competition at Tampere Film Festival. Hyppönen is an alumna of Berlinale Talents, the Nipkow Programme, and other international development programmes. After living and working in UK for two decades, she now divides her time between Berlin and Helsinki.