MONIKA PLURA
CINEMATOGRAPHER
At the age of 11, Monika Plura was already making films. Her favorite projects to create were horror films, which she made together with her identical twin sister Martina Plura. She then went on to study film studies under Wim Wenders at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste and complete a master's degree in cinematography at the Hamburg Media School. She now successfully shoots TV and feature films.
In 2021, Monika Plura filmed the movie “Mein Lotta-Leben 2 – Alles Tschaka mit Alpaka!,” directed by Martina Plura, which is the second film based on Alice Pantermüller’s bestselling children’s novels. In 2022, Monika shot twelve episodes of the mini-series “Last X-Mas” and the thriller “Unsichtbarer Angreifer," which premiered at Filmfest Hamburg 2023.
In 2024 she shot the feature film “Mädchen Mädchen! Hot Girl Summer“, which premiered at the Film Festival Munich 2025.
One of Monika Plura’s latest project is the successful & award-winning Netflix crime comedy series ”Achtsam Morden“, directed by Martina Plura where she shot the first season in 2023 and is currently filming the second season. The series won Best Comedy-Series at the German TV Awards 2025.
In addition to camera work, screenwriting is Monika's 2nd passion.
Monika Plura is represented by Patricia Barona.
ACHTSAM MORDEN
COMING UP
Mädchen Mädchen
Monika Plura's latest project, "MÄDCHEN MÄDCHEN - HOT GIRL SUMMER", celebrated its world premiere at the 42nd Munich Film Festival in the section “New German Cinema".
VARIA
Schon seit ich klein bin gilt meine Faszination verlassenen Orten. Ich liebe es mir die Geschichten vorzustellen, die sich dort ereignet haben, alles zu erkunden und den Moment mit dem Fotoapparat festzuhalten.
Monika Plura