Florence Sobieski_ Filmmaker

FILMMAKER
41 Pauline Avenue
Toronto, ON M6J 3M7
+1 416-832-9237
[email protected]
2008-2012
G driver’s license (clean record)
2004-2007
Master's Degree in Directing (Summa Cum Laude)
ESAV Film School, Toulouse, France
Fall 2010
One semester as a Directing Major (GPA 4.00)
SVA (School of Visual Arts), New York City, USA
Bachelor’s Degree in English (Magna Cum Laude)
Université Lumière, Lyon, France
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Background as a Producer on 10+ short films.
Bilingual (French and English), basic German.
Professionally familiar with both the French and Canadian movie industries.
Competent in scheduling and crew managing.
Naturally diplomatic, tactful, with a great ability to communicate.
Very good skills in solving last-minute problems.
Detailed academic and practical knowledge of the filmmaking process.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRODUCER / PRODUCTION COORDINATOR (selective filmography)
It’s Time | 28' - Dir.
William Paul Smith | Columbia University, New York City, USA
Muet | 7' - 16mm - Dir.
Yann Renzi | Imagination Entertainment, Paris & MediaSponsor, Geneva
Les Beaux Jours | 22' - Dir. Franck Haro | Abelina Films, Paris
Voyeuse | 20’ - Dir. Florence Sobieski | FSDIE, Toulouse, France
Je ne suis pas Samuel Krohm | 25' - Dir. Sébastien Chantal | FSDIE, Toulouse, France
Confessions d'un Rétrogeek | 7' - Dir.
Stuck | 5' - Dir.
Sébastien Chantal | Arte TV, France & Germany
Erick Sasso | Chain Gain Productions, NYC
High Score Massacre | 5' - Dir. Alex Stein
| Shot in New Jersey, USA
WRITER/DIRECTOR (selective filmography)
Still (post-production)| Short drama produced by Transcendent Media Capital
The accidental witness of domestic abuses, a paralyzed woman finds it in her to intervene.
Lifeboat | Comedy for the stage, co-writed with Thomas Lafon.
Two castaways go through all the stages of a passionate love story over the course of a few hours.
Voyeuse | 20' - Fiction | FSDIE - shot in Toulouse, France
Best Foreign Film Award at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in Beverly Hill
Best Short Film Award at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto
Waiting | 8' - Fiction | Drama - shot in NYC
distributed by SHORTS INTERNATIONAL
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (selective filmography)
Outre Noir | 21' - Dir.
Muet | 7' - 16mm - Dir.
Julien Rancoule | Labwata Prod., Toulouse, France
Yann Renzi | Imagination Entertainment, Paris & MediaSponsor, Geneva
La Répétition & Gémellité | 5' & 6' - Dir.
Gratitude | 35' - Dir.
Julien Rancoule | Labwata, Toulouse, France
Paul Carles | K Production, Toulouse, France
Les Beaux Jours | 22' - Dir. Franck Haro | Abelina Films, Paris
Liens | 7' - Dir.
Lucile Lhermitte | Shot in Toulouse, France
MISCELLANEOUS
Art Department Production Assistant | Commercials
Various: Walmart, We Fire, Hyunday, etc. | Production Companies: Circle Productions, Spy Films
Art Department Trainee | Between (Netflix mini series)
Dir. Michael McGowan - Prod. DCTV Mulmer Between Productions Inc, Toronto
Art Department Coordinator | Beeba Boys (feature film)
Dir. Deepa Mehta - Prod. Hamilton Mehta Productions, Toronto
Production Assistant and Talent Driver | Bird People (feature film)
Dir. Pascale Ferran - Prod. Archipel 35, Paris & Atlantic Pic., New York
Production Assistant | The Debt (feature film)
Dir. Barney Elliott - Prod. Atlantic Pictures, New York
Office Intern | Atlantic Pictures, New York City (film & TV)
Office managing and script coverage.