Jenna Hasse
Director, Actor, Screenwriter, Producer
Born in 1989 in Lisbon, Portugal. Swiss and Portuguese nationality. Grew up in Switzerland. Studied cinema at Lausanne University, then acting at INSAS (Brussels). Actress and director. Her award-winning short En Août (2014) had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes and was also screened at IFFR Rotterdam and BFI London. His second short, SOLTAR (2016), and his medium-length documentary, THE PROTAGONIST (2020), were shown at FIFF Namur, Curtas Vila do Conde and DocLisboa, among others. His award-winning debut feature L'AMOUR DU MONDE had its world premiere at the Berlinale Generation in 2023, where it received the jury's special mention. It was nominated for the Young Audience Award at the European Academy in 2023 and nominated for the Swiss Film Prize for Best Fiction Film in 2024.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2024
- Vous avez dix minutes by Jenna Hasse
- 2023
- L'amour du monde by Jenna Hasse
- 2020
- Il protagonista by Jenna Hasse
- 2016
- Soltar by Jenna Hasse
- 2016
- Visions Via Roma by Jenna Hasse
- 2014
- En août by Jenna Hasse
Screenwriter
- 2023
- L'amour du monde by Jenna Hasse
- 2020
- Il protagonista by Jenna Hasse
- 2016
- Soltar by Jenna Hasse
- 2016
- Visions Via Roma by Jenna Hasse
- 2014
- En août by Jenna Hasse
Actor
- 2023
- La gravidité by Jela Hasler
- 2017
- Sott'acqua by Audrey Bersier
- 2016
- Soltar by Jenna Hasse
- 2015
- On avait dit qu'on irait jusqu'en haut by Tizian Büchi
- 2014
- En août by Jenna Hasse
- 2013
- Dérobée by Myriam Rachmuth
Producer
- 2024
- Vous avez dix minutes by Jenna Hasse
- 2016
- Visions Via Roma by Jenna Hasse
- 2014
- En août by Jenna Hasse
Awards
(a selection)
- Sahar Film Festival, Best actress (Winner) in On avait dit qu'on irait jusqu'en haut