Ingrid Veninger

Born: 1968-08-21, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Biography

Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid formed pUNK Films in 2003 with a ‘nothing is impossible’ manifesto. Since 2008, Ingrid has written/directed 5 features (Only, Modra, i am a good person/i am a bad person, The Animal Project, He Hated Pigeons) all of which have premiered at international festivals including: TIFF, Rotterdam, Slamdance, Whistler, Rome, OUTFest, FEMCine and MoMA, garnering awards and distribution worldwide. In 2014, Ingrid initiated the pUNK Films FEMMES LAB to foster feature films written and directed by Canadian women, sponsored by Academy Award winning actor Melissa Leo. Currently, Ingrid is a part-time member of the Film Studies Faculty at York University, Screenwriter-in- Residence at the University of Toronto, and Film Mentor at the Canadian Film Centre. Recently she completed her 6th feature PORCUPINE LAKE, produced with the financial participation of Telefilm Canada and Bell Media’s Harold Greenberg Fund with distribution in Canada by FILMS WE LIKE and world sales by OUTPLAY FILMS.

Filmography

• La Femme Nikita (1997)
• The Gate (1987)
• Godsend (2004)
• Hotel Vladivostok (2006)
• Hotel Vladivostok (2006)
• Porcupine Lake (2017)
• Phil the Alien (2004)
• Modra (2010)
• Steal This Movie (2000)
• El Mundo O Nada (2019)
• Out of the Ashes (2003)
• Crocodile Eyes (2025)
• The Life Before This (1999)
• He Hated Pigeons (2015)
• He Hated Pigeons (2015)
• The Other Side of Porcupine Lake (2017)
• Harlan County War (2000)
• The Animal Project (2013)
• Hockey Night (1984)
• The War Boy (1985)
• Walter and Henry (2001)
• Wild Iris (2001)
• The Limb Salesman (2004)
• Forget Me Never (1999)
• Destiny To Order (1990)
• The Bunny Project (2004)
• Urda/Bone (2003)
• Urda/Bone (2003)