Elise Gaiardo

Elise Gaiardo is a French director and screenwriter.

After a career in advertising agencies at Publicis, she opened herself to the world of cinema and honed her craft in Paris as an actress, where she discovered acting and directing.

In Los Angeles, she founded her production company The Wild and The Free and wrote the series CONFUSED, which she also directed the 45-minute pilot for. CONFUSED was selected for the New York Television Festival and won the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival.

In Los Angeles, Elise also produced music videos and commercials, and developed her one-woman show. She additionally created mini-series concepts for CANAL+ and Accor Hotels.

Since returning to France, Elise has been developing a new comedy series, JULIETTE (8×26 – Asacha Media), as well as two feature films, including BIG, co-written with Thibaud Segouin (César Award for Best Original Screenplay), a novel adaptation, and she has directed two short films: BIGGER (Grand Prix of the International Dance Film Competition at MOV’IN Cannes, Best Film Award at L’Urban Film Festival, Pierre Cardin Festival) and the absurdly funny MIAOU.

Elise enjoys creating powerful and intimate worlds, often explored through the body and dance, where refined aesthetics reveal the full singularity of the human experience, infused with a touch of magic and humor.