Julia Penner is a scriptwriter and
creator based in Berlin and Zurich.
She studied acting at the Ernst
Busch Academy of Dramatic
Arts before devoting herself to
screenwriting at the German Film
and Television Academy Berlin
(DFFB). She then completed the
renowned European showrunner
programme Serial Eyes. Her short
films Not Too Early and Not Too
Late, directed by Miraz Bezar, and
Ariana Forever, directed by Katharina
Rivilis, which were made during
her studies at the DFFB, have been
screened at several renowned
festivals such as Cannes and Hof. As
head writer, Julia shaped seasons 3
to 5 of the successful youth series
Pressure (ZDF/YouTube). The queer
comedy My Girlfriend Volker (NDR)
directed by Pjotr Lewandowski for
which she wrote the screenplay
together with Andreas Wrosch, won
the Jupiter Award in 2024 and was
part of the streaming programme for
CSD in Frankfurt. Her drama series
37 Seconds (ARD, DR), which she
created during her studies and wrote
together with David Sandreuter,
directed by Bettina Oberli was
nominated for the Grimme Prize
in 2024. As a versatile writer, Julia
works across genres – such as
the spy series Davos 1917 (SRF
DEGETO), and the vampire series
Love Sucks (ZDF), where she worked
as a staff writer. She is currently
developing an autobiographical
dramedy TV series set in Switzerland
and working on becoming a trophy
wife in Zurich.