ABOUT

Sylvia Saether is an American-Norwegian award-winning writer and director from Northern California. She first began to hone her distinct narrative style by directing, shooting, and editing music videos. She was one of eight filmmakers selected for the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women (DWW+), one of four chosen for the Sony Television Diverse Directors Program, and one of six for the Film Independent Directing Lab where Sylvia was mentored by Catherine Hardwicke. She was also selected for Ryan Murphy’s HALF Program where she was mentored by Director and Cinematographer Nelson Cragg on FX’s American Crime Story: Versace.

Sylvia’s films have screened at festivals worldwide, winning "Best Narrative Short" for her short film ‘Overdrawn’ at LACMA's Young Directors Night, and for her short ‘King of Norway’ at the Napa Valley Film Festival. ARRI awarded them a film grant which enabled ‘King of Norway’ to shoot on 16mm film. DOP Van Nessa Manlunas was nominated for an Emerging Cinematography Award from the International Cinematographers Guild for her work, and the film screened at the Directors Guild of America. Sylvia’s feature script for ‘King of Norway’ was selected by a jury for the American Film Institute's Alumni Script reading series, as well as the New Cinema Network in Italy which she attended with the project.