Jenna Hasse
Jenna studied cinema at the University of Lausanne before going on to train in drama at INSAS in Brussels where she obtained her Master’s degree. She works as an actress and director and explores through her films, the duality of her status, staging the intimate through the lives of her protagonists. Her award-winning short film IN AUGUST (2014) premiered at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes and screened at prestigious festivals such as Rotterdam IFFR and BFI London. Her second short film, SOLTAR (2016), and her medium-length documentary, THE PROTAGONIST (2020), were selected for FIFF Namur, Curtas Vila do Conde and DocLisboa. Her first feature film, LONGING FOR THE WORLD, received a Special Mention from the International Jury at the Berlinale Generation 2023. The film was also nominated for the European Film Academy’s Young Audience Award in 2023 and for the Swiss Film Prize as best feature film in 2024.
