Petra Volpe

Screenwriter, Director, Creator

Copyright: Nadja Klier

Born in 1970 in Suhr, Switzerland. Joint Swiss and Italian citizenship. 1992-94 Art student in Zurich. 1994-95 Lives in New York. 1995-97 AVID editor in Zurich. 1997-2001 Studies drama and screenwriting at HFF (Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen) Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. Since 2001 works as an independent screenwriter and director. 2017 Swiss Film Award “Best Screenplay” to her film THE DIVINE ORDER. She adapted the screenplay for Alain Gsponer’s box office hit HEIDI (2015), and made the script for the successful SRF series FRIEDEN. In addition to her Swiss projects, she works as a writer and director in the USA for Fox Searchlight and Disney, among others. She is currently working with the two US acting stars Laurence Fishburne and Clifton Collins Jr. on the prison drama FRANK & LOUIS. Petra Volpe lives and works in Berlin and New York.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
Heldin by Petra Volpe
2017
Die göttliche Ordnung by Petra Volpe
2013
Traumland by Petra Volpe
2009
Frühling im Herbst by Petra Volpe
2007
Kleine Fische by Petra Volpe
2006
Schönes Wochenende by Petra Volpe
2004
La fidanzata by Petra Volpe
2002
Schlorkbabies an der Raststätte by Petra Volpe
2002
Aggima by Petra Volpe
2001
Crevetten by Petra Volpe
1999
Der Kuss by Petra Volpe
1998
Mia Nonna tutto Zucchero by Petra Volpe
1995
Hitler's Daughter by Petra Volpe
1994
Home Of The Dwarfs by Petra Volpe
1993
Alone At Home by Petra Volpe
1992
A Tough Lady's Walk On The Moon by Petra Volpe

Screenwriter

2025
Heldin by Petra Volpe
2022
Die goldenen Jahre by Barbara Kulcsar
2021
Neumatt – Staffel 1 by Sabine Boss, Pierre Monnard
2020
Frieden by Michael Schaerer
2017
Die göttliche Ordnung by Petra Volpe
2015
Heidi by Alain Gsponer
2013
Traumland by Petra Volpe
2013
Lovely Louise by Bettina Oberli
2009
Frühling im Herbst by Petra Volpe
2007
Kleine Fische by Petra Volpe
2006
Schönes Wochenende by Petra Volpe
2004
La fidanzata by Petra Volpe
2003
Meier Marilyn by Stina Werenfels
2001
Crevetten by Petra Volpe
1999
Der Kuss by Petra Volpe

Creator

2020
Frieden by Michael Schaerer

Awards

(a selection)

2014
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2014, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in Traumland
2001
Locarno, Locarno Festival, Premio Action Light for the Best Swiss Newcomer (Winner) in Crevetten
2017
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2017, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Winner) in Die göttliche Ordnung
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