Roman Coppola

Roman François Coppola (born April 22, 1965) is an American director, screenwriter, producer and the son of Francis Ford Coppola and Eleanor Coppola. For the 2012 film ''Moonrise Kingdom'', he and co-writer Wes Anderson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His television series ''Mozart in the Jungle'' won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. In 2019, Coppola was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Coppola serves as president of the San Francisco-based film company American Zoetrope. He is also the founder and owner of The Directors Bureau, a commercial and music video production company.

Early life

Roman Coppola is the son of documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and director Francis Ford Coppola.

Career

Coppola began his directing career by overseeing in-camera visual effects and second unit direction for Francis Ford Coppola's ''Bram Stoker’s Dracula'', which garnered a BAFTA Award nomination for Visual Effects. He has continued to do second unit direction throughout his career, including his father's ''Jack'', '' The Rainmaker'', '' Youth Without Youth'', and ''Tetro''; collaborator Wes Anderson's ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' and ''The Darjeeling Limited''; and his sister Sofia Coppola's ''The Virgin Suicides'' and ''Marie Antoinette''.

In the 1990s, Coppola established himself as an influential music video and commercial director. Through his production company, The Directors Bureau, he directed all four music videos for The Strokes' 2001 debut album, ''Is This It'', as well as " 12:51" for ''Room on Fire''. His other music videos include clips for Daft Punk, Lilys, Moby, The Presidents of the United States of America, Ween, Green Day, and Fatboy Slim. His music video for Phoenix's "Funky Squaredance" was invited into the permanent collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art. He has also been a supporter of cousin Jason Schwartzman's musical side project, Coconut Records.

He also directed a commercial for '' Levi's White Tab'' in 1997.

His first feature film, '' CQ,'' premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and was well-received critically. Set in Paris in 1969, ''CQ'' centers on a young film editor trying to juggle his personal and professional life while simultaneously juggling a science fiction adventure and his own personal art film. Coppola's second feature, ''A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III'', debuted in 2012 at the Rome Film Festival. Charlie Sheen starred as the title character, a graphic designer dealing with a break-up. The cast also included Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman.E! Online
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In 2009, he directed series of commercials for the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G mobile phone line.

In 2015, he directed a State Farm commercial.

Directors Bureau special projects

Coppola is also an inventor and entrepreneur, responsible for the Photobubble Company, Pacific Tote Company, and a number of projects through the "Special Projects" arm of his production company, Directors Bureau.

His company, Pacific Tote Company, a line of beach bags. The bags are handmade in California and known for their signature multicolor designs.

Filmography

Feature films

Additional directing credits

Acting credits

Television

Short films

Music videos

Commercials and promotional videos

References

External links

Roman Coppola Studio

The Directors Bureau

The Directors Bureau Special Projects
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The Darjeeling Limited Interview with Roman Coppola

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1965 births
American film directors of Italian descent
American music video directors
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Living people
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
People from Neuilly-sur-Seine
American male screenwriters
Advertising directors