Ingrid Veninger
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.
Movie Appearances
Forget Me Never
as Ginny
1999
Steal This Movie
as Judy Albert
2000
Harlan County War
as Becky Jones
2000
Neil
as Donna
2005
Only
2008
Sing
as Naomi
1989
The Limb Salesman
as Clara
2004
Hockey Night
as Evelyn
1984
The Gate
as Paula
1987
Out of the Ashes
as Zozia
2003
I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person
2012
On Their Knees
as Mo Walker
2001
He Hated Pigeons
as Traveler
2015
Hide and Seek
as Jessica
1984
The War Boy
as Helena
1985
Solace in the Dark
as Self
2011
H
as Kathleen
1990
The Other Side of Porcupine Lake
as Herself
2017
Urda/Bone
2003
Mama
2005
