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Janine Piguet

- Actor

Location: France

Languages: German, English, French, Italian


Janine Piguet has just finished acting the main part in Old Boys, Jean-François Amiguet’s latest feature film, coming out in 2021 in theaters and on TV (TSR). She is also known for her main part in Faeryland. This year she has won Best actress at soundance film fest Barcelona for Fortissimo.

Profession
Actor
Based in
France
Playing age
35 - 45
Languages
German, English, French, Italian

About Me

Jazz singer / piano / classic and modern jazz dance / Ski, snowboard, climbing, swimming, running / Tropical biologist (masters in science)
Agency : AGENTS & ARTISTES, Paris
Janine has acted in numerous feature films in France and Switzerland, a french television series and short films in german, english, french and Italian. She works mainly in France, Switzerland and Germany but dreams of working all over the world.
Awards :
2020 :
Best female performance, Fortissimo, at best istanbul film festival
Best actress, Fortissimo, at Sweden film awards
Best actress, Fortissimo, soundance film festival, Barcelona
Honorable mention best actress, Fortissimo, New York Film Awards
2020 : Best music film, Fortissimo, soundance film festival, Barcelona
Best comedy, Fortissimo, New York film awards
honorable mention for short film, Fortissimo, Florence film awards
2019 : Nominated for the Swiss Film Award for Bacha Posh (producer)
2017 : Best actress at Actors Awards LA, Jusqu’aux étoiles & Medor of the best animal film for Faeryland
2016 : Jusqu’aux étoiles (director), honourable mention at Noida festival, special mention at Indian cine festival, award of merit at Global shorts festival.
2014 : Nomination for Frictions (scriptwriter), Prix Beaumarchais, Cannes
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