Raunkiaer Films was founded British-Danish film director, Nicholas Hulbert. Nicholas has since directed a number of award-winning short films, with a particular interest in the perspective period and fantastical dramas can offer on everyday life.

His most recent short, film, Gesualdo, follows a murderous composer as he enters into a supernatural bargain for revenge and inspiration. Gesualdo has been screened at a number of BIFA-qualifying festivals, and was nominated by the British Society of Cinematographers for their annual short film award in 2025.

Ongoing projects include a number of early-stage feature projects, such as a science-fiction script about a woman who buys a future for her daughter to escape a dying Earth by agreeing to work on a distant space station, and a coming-of-age family comedy that wrestles with Nicholas' own experiences as a dual national, against a backdrop of a Scandi-noir parody in rural Denmark. We also continue to build out our portfolio of short-form and corporate work.
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The name Raunkiaer comes from a Danish surname, from the words for "raven" and "village pond". In Norse mythology, the ravens Hugin and Munin acted as Odin's spies, bringing him information from the four corners of the Earth. Like the English village green, a kjaer carries a deep emotional resonance. Like our namesakes, we hope that our films encourage you to respond both emotionally and intellectually to the world around us.