
Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid Veninger formed pUNK Films in 2003 with a “nothing is impossible” manifesto. Since 2008, Veninger has been writing, directing, and producing feature films (
Only,
Nurse.Fighter.Boy,
Modra,
i am a good person/i am a bad person,
The End of Time,
The Animal Project, and
He Hated Pigeons), all of which have premiered at festivals worldwide and garnered awards and distribution worldwide.
Porcupine Lake is her sixth feature film as writer/director. In 2014, Veninger initiated the pUNK FILMS FEMMES LAB, with the sponsorship of Academy Award®-winner Melissa Leo, to foster feature films written and directed by Canadian women. Currently, she is working on her MFA thesis film at York University.