
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.
Acting (28 movies)

Forget Me Never
1999

Steal This Movie
2000

Harlan County War
2000

Neil
2005

Only
2008

Sing
1989

The Limb Salesman
2004

Hockey Night
1984

The Gate
1987

Out of the Ashes
2003

I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person
2012

He Hated Pigeons
2015

Hide and Seek
1984

The War Boy
1985

Solace in the Dark
2011

H
1990

The Other Side of Porcupine Lake
2017

Urda/Bone
2003

Hotel Vladivostok
2006

Destiny To Order
1990

BRUTALISM
2020

Godsend
2004

Walter and Henry
2001

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998

Wild Iris
2001

The Life Before This
1999

Phil the Alien
2004

We the Jury
1996
Directing (16 movies)

The Animal Project
2013

Only
2008

I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person
2012

Modra
2010
ONE NINE
2021

He Hated Pigeons
2015

Wish
2021
Everything is Love and Fear
2006

Porcupine Lake
2017
Headshots
2011

Urda/Bone
2003

The Bunny Project
2004

Hotel Vladivostok
2006
Mama
2005

The World or Nothing
2019

Crocodile Eyes
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Gambling, Gods and LSD | 2002 | Producer |
| Urda/Bone | 2003 | Producer |
| Urda/Bone | 2003 | Writer |
| The Bunny Project | 2004 | Producer |
| The Bunny Project | 2004 | Writer |
| The Limb Salesman | 2004 | Writer |
| The Limb Salesman | 2004 | Producer |
| Mama | 2005 | Producer |
| Neil | 2005 | Producer |
| Everything is Love and Fear | 2006 | Writer |
| Hotel Vladivostok | 2006 | Producer |
| Nurse.Fighter.Boy | 2009 | Producer |
| Nurse.Fighter.Boy | 2009 | Writer |
| Modra | 2010 | Writer |
| I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person | 2012 | Screenplay |
| The End of Time | 2012 | Producer |
| The Animal Project | 2013 | Screenplay |
| He Hated Pigeons | 2015 | Writer |
| Head Space | 2016 | Producer |
| Porcupine Lake | 2017 | Writer |
| Porcupine Lake | 2017 | Producer |
| The Other Side of Porcupine Lake | 2017 | Producer |
| Queen Tut | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Crocodile Eyes | 2025 | Writer |