Petra Volpe, a talented Swiss-Italian screenwriter and director, embarked on her film education journey at the prestigious Film Academy Konrad Wolf in Potsdam Babelsberg, Germany. Her notable feature film, "The Divine Order", earned the esteemed honor of being chosen as Switzerland's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards.
Premiering internationally at the Tribeca Film Festival, "The Divine Order" received widespread acclaim, securing three prestigious awards: The Nora Ephron Prize, the Prize for Best Actress in an International Film, and the Audience Award. The film's success was not limited to international recognition, as it also achieved significant success in Switzerland, becoming a box office hit and receiving seven Swiss Film Award nominations, ultimately winning three.
Volpe's debut film, "Dreamland", also garnered attention, earning four Swiss Film Award nominations. Additionally, she contributed as a screenwriter to the highly successful Swiss film "Heidi" (2015),which holds the distinction of being the most successful Swiss film globally.
Furthermore, Volpe created and wrote the mini-series "Labyrinth of Peace", which received widespread acclaim and international distribution. Her most recent project, "The Golden Years" (written by Petra Volpe; directed by Barbara Kulcsar),emerged as the highest-grossing film of the year in Switzerland and is slated for international distribution.
Currently, Petra Volpe is based in New York, with an office in Berlin, where she continues to work on her next projects, further solidifying her reputation as a talented and accomplished filmmaker.
