Petra Volpe

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-08-06 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Suhr, Aargau, Switzerland

Petra Volpe

Biography

Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing The Divine Order. In 2025, she directed Late Shift (Heldin), a Switzerland, Germany co-production film selected at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Special Gala section, which will have its World premiere in February 2025 and later will be released on 27 February 2025 in Swiss theaters. Filming began in April 2025 on Volpe's English-language debut film, with the working title Frank & Louis, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir.

Acting

Production

2004

The Fiancee

as Director

2013

Lovely Louise

as Writer

2013

Dreamland

as Director

2013

Dreamland

as Writer

2007

Small Fish

as Writer

2022

Golden Years

as Writer

2015

Heidi

as Writer

2006

Nice Weekend

as Director

2006

Nice Weekend

as Writer

2017

The Divine Order

as Director

2017

2009

Spring in Autumn

as Director

2009

2007

Small Fish

as Director

2025

Late Shift

as Director

2025

Late Shift

as Writer

2003

Meier Marilyn

as Writer

2026

Frank & Louis

as Director

2026

Frank & Louis

as Writer

2002

Aggima

as Director

2002

Aggima

as Writer

2001

Crevetten

as Director

2001

Crevetten

as Writer

1999

Der Kuss

as Director

1999

Der Kuss

as Writer

1995

1994

1993

Alone At Home

as Director

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