Biography

Elisa Sofia, filmmaker and photographer at heart, was born in Italy and has been citizen of the world from a very young age. A life full of study, work, experiences and travel, in which photography was her constant companion. She has worked in the Film Industry since 2015, and has been an Assistant to directors, some Oscar winners, such as: Steven Zaillian, Pete Segal, Antoine Fuqua, Bill Holderman. And famous actors such as: Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning.

She herself is a director, photographer, creator, editor and producer, with one eye on the camera and the other observing the world around her. Some of her awards are: CONSENSUAL, Short Film ('16) with Platinum Award at the Hollywood Film Competition for Best Short and at the California Film Awards as Best Young Director. THROUG YOUR EYES, Miniseries (’17) FINALIST at The New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, WINNER at The Indie Short Award for Best web-series. ANIMA, Poetic Documentary ('19) selected for ISA Hollywood Annual Awards and shown at the Athens Gallery for ArtNumber23 - in December 2024.

Her photographic work has been traveling all over Europe: Florence at the DanteBus Gallery (October 2024), Athens and Rome for the ArtNumber23 Galleries in December 2024 and February 2025. And soon more to be announced.

Elisa Sofia graduated from prestigious American and Italian universities. She graduated at School of Visual Arts with a Masters in Directing in NYC. She earned an MFA in Film and Television Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts with the Annenberg Scholarship in Journalism in Los Angeles. Later Elisa Sofia obtained her third MA in Dramaturgy and Screenwriting from Accademia Nazionale D'Arte Drammatica “Silvio D'Amico”, a prestigious Italian Academy in Rome.

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