Gia Coppola
Gian-Carla Coppola (born January 1, 1987), known professionally as Gia Coppola, is an American film director and screenwriter. A member of the Coppola family, she is the granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola. She made her feature film directorial debut with Palo Alto (2013), and has since directed Mainstream (2020) and The Last Showgirl (2024).
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- Name
- Gia Coppola
- Birth Name
- Gian-Carla Coppola
- Born
- 1987
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Bard College
- Languages
- English
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Gian-Carla Coppola (born January 1, 1987), known professionally as Gia Coppola, is an American film director and screenwriter. A member of the Coppola family, she is the granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola. She made her feature film directorial debut with Palo Alto (2013), and has since directed Mainstream (2020) and The Last Showgirl (2024).
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• Name — Gia Coppola • Birth Name — Gian-Carla Coppola • Born — 1987 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 2010–present • Father — Gian-Carlo Coppola • Relatives — Coppola family
Early life
Early life
Coppola is the only child of film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola and Jacqui de la Fontaine. Her father died in a speed boating incident while her mother was pregnant with her. The credits of the 1996 film, Jack, directed by her grandfather, Francis Ford Coppola, include the dedication, "For Gia - 'When you see a shooting star...'" (with her name stylized in lower case). She was close in age to the characters in the film at the time. Peter Getty, son of Gordon Getty, became her stepfather when he married her mother in 2000. They separated in 2009. Coppola grew up in both Los Angeles, and the Coppola family vineyard, in Napa Valley. Coppola spent much of her childhood on the sets of her aunt Sofia Coppola's films. She worked as a staff assistant in the costume department in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere, and as a creative consultant in Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt. She dropped out of high school at Archer School for Girls, and subsequently earned her GED. After attending community college, Coppola studied photography at Bard College in New York. After attending Bard College, she stated that she, "felt a little burned out on taking pictures after years of churning out so many for classes." This resulted in her turning to cinema as a medium of interest.
Career
Career
Coppola's film career began when she directed a short film for her friend's fashion label. Subsequently, Coppola was hired to make short films for Opening Ceremony which starred Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman (her cousin), Zac Posen (who said that "she's going to be the next Coppola force to be reckoned with"), Diane von Fürstenberg, Rodarte, and Elle China. Coppola made her directorial feature film debut with Palo Alto, an adaptation of James Franco's short story collection of the same name. After befriending James Franco, Coppola was asked to adapt and direct his collection of short stories Palo Alto. She said she agreed to do the project because of how well she connected with the source material. The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival, as well as the 38th Toronto International Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. When working on the film, Coppola drew inspiration from films such as American Graffiti, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Outsiders, and The Virgin Suicides. Coppola collaborated with her teenage cast to write the script. Many parallels have been drawn between Coppola's debut and Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, in terms of the style and genre. In December 2013, it was announced that distributor Tribeca Film had picked up the film for distribution, and it was released theatrically on May 9, 2014. The film was released on DVD in the United States on September 9, 2014. In May 2019, Coppola began filming Mainstream, for which she co-wrote the script with Tom Stuart. The film, starring Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke and Jason Schwartzman, follows three lovers who struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric love triangle within the modern internet age.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Episode • 2018 — Love Advent — "Nicola Peltz"
Music video
Music video
• Year — Title — Artist • 2014 — "You're Not Good Enough" — Blood Orange • 2015 — "Your Type" — Carly Rae Jepsen • 2017 — "Cut to the Feeling" • 2019 — "Applaud" — Yves Tumor • 2020 — "Are You A Magician?" — Soko • 2023 — ”Where do we go now?” — Gracie Abrams • 2024 — "Lucky" — Halsey
Acting roles
Acting roles
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — New York Stories — Baby Zoe — Segment "Life Without Zoe" • 1990 — The Godfather Part III — Connie's Granddaughter — Uncredited
Identity
Identity
Gia Coppola is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded with the occupation playwright. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded as playwright, actress, screenwriter, writer and director. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 16926920h. Established in Library of Congress under no2022106308. Established in Discogs under 3871947.

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thepaparazzigamer · Gia Coppola at the Opening Night Of Hedwig And The Angry Inch at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood
Life and career
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1987
Gia Coppola was born on 1 January 1987.
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Gia Coppola was born at Los Angeles.
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Feature film
Feature film
• Year — Title — Notes • 2013 — Palo Alto • 2020 — Mainstream — Also producer • 2024 — The Last Showgirl • TBA — Perfect — Scrapped
Short film
Short film
• Year — Title — Notes • 2010 — Non Plus One — Co-directed with Tracy Antonopoulos • 2012 — Casino Moon — Also writer • 2013 — Twixt: A Documentary — Documentary short on the making of her grandfather's film Twixt • 2015 — Strange Love — Documentary short; Co-directed with Tracy Antonopoulos and Samantha Ressler • 2022 — Jane 2 — Segment of The Seven Faces of Jane
Documentary film
Documentary film
• Superfans: Screaming. Crying. Throwing up. (TBA) (Also producer)
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The authorities additionally record the heading Gian-Carla Coppola. Her recorded language was English.
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