Roman Coppola

Roman Coppola earned a BAFTA Award nomination for Visual Effects for his work overseeing in-camera visual effects and serving as second unit director for Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1992. He further showcased technical prowess as second unit director on films including Jack (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides (1999), Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006). In 1996, Coppola founded The Directors Bureau, directing numerous music videos for prominent bands such as The Strokes, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, and Phoenix. His video for Phoenix’s ‘Funky Squaredance’ was inducted into the permanent collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2000.

Roman Coppola remains actively involved as President of American Zoetrope and co-founded Decentralized Pictures, a non-profit leveraging blockchain technology to support independent filmmakers. Further recognizing his significant contributions to cinema, Coppola joined the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2019. His recent work includes co-writing the story and serving as an Executive Producer for Wes Anderson’s highly anticipated film, The French Dispatch, released in 2021. Through his comprehensive career spanning directing, screenwriting, and producing across film, television, music videos, and commercials, Roman Coppola consistently demonstrates a unique creative vision and a proven ability to deliver acclaimed projects across diverse platforms.