Tatiana Delaunay
Acting
Biography
Tatiana Delaunay is French by birth, Italian by blood, and from a bunch of other places, by choice. She is a comedy writer and film director. Her comedy short, Have a Nice Day Forever (2021) was awarded and shown at numerous international festivals including IndieLisboa, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Brest European Short Film Festival and Brussels Short Film Festival. Her second short film, We’re Here for You (2025) is supported by the Norwegian Film Institute. She holds a BA in Performance Practice from Central Saint Martins and an MA in Theatre specialising in directing from Oslo National Academy of the Arts. As a playwright, she has received grants from The Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting and the Norwegian Arts Council. She occasionally performs and has previously worked with director Roy Andersson. She is currently developing her debut feature film, a comedy about a modern female Quixote, with the support of the Norwegian Film Institute Neo Incentive, Talent Norway and Viken Filmsenter.
Known For
A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality, guided by a Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments have the same significance as historical events. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.
About Endlessness
Two childhood friends search for the fabled Golden Squacco Heron, the reward to a treasure hunt unsolved for 29 years. As they continue their search, they make up their own games, to pass the time…
The Golden Squacco Heron
Two witty, sweet and confused boys become friends because they don't have anything better to do. Their day oscillates between small talk, existential crisis and dubious male rites of passage, whilst wandering the woods surrounding Oslo, in search of a suitable place to camp - in the middle of winter.
Have a Nice Day Forever
Lars' first call at a helpline doesn't quite go according to plan.