Lone Scherfig (born May 2nd, 1959) is a
Danish director, writer and producer who has been involved with the
Dogme 95 film movement and who has been widely critically acclaimed for several of her movies, including the Oscar-nominated film
An Education (2009). Scherfig's movies are generally
romantic comedies, including her film
One Day (2011), based on the
David Nicholls novel. Through both experimenting with creative constraints and her astute attention to detail, she has come to be recognized as a blossoming talent in the film industry.