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'{{Infobox person |name = Gia Coppola |image = |caption = |background = |birth_name = Gian-Carla Coppola | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|1|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[USA]] |ethnicity = |occupation = [[Film director]], [[actress]], [[screenwriter]] |years_active = 2013-present |height = |eye color = |parents = [[Gian-Carlo Coppola]] <br> Jacqui Getty |relations = [[Francis Ford Coppola]] (grandfather)<br>[[Eleanor Coppola|Eleanor Neil]] (grandmother)<br>[[Christopher Coppola]] (uncle) <br> [[Nicolas Cage]] (cousin)<br>[[Jason Schwartzman]] (cousin) <br>[[Robert Schwartzman]] (cousin)<br> [[Sofia Coppola]] (aunt) <br> [[Roman Coppola]] (uncle) }} '''Gian-Carla "Gia" Coppola'''<ref name="nytimescara">{{cite news|first=Cara|last=Buckley| title = With 'Palo Alto,' Another Coppola, Another Show| quote = Ms. Coppola is the namesake of Gian-Carlo; her full name is Gian-Carla.| newspaper = [[The New York Times]]| date = May 1, 2014| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/movies/with-palo-alto-another-coppola-another-show.html| accessdate = November 22, 2014}}</ref> (born January 1, 1987) is an American [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], and [[actress]]. She is a granddaughter of [[Francis Ford Coppola]], the daughter of [[Gian-Carlo Coppola]] and the niece of [[Sofia Coppola]]. ==Early life== Coppola is the daughter of [[Gian-Carlo Coppola]] and Jacqui de la Fontaine. Her father died in a speed boating accident while her mother was pregnant with her.<ref>Tatum O'Neal, ''A Paper Life'', 0-060-75102-9 p. 158</ref><br> The credits of the 1996 film ''[[Jack (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 step-father when he married her mother in 2000. They separated in 2009.<ref name="LA Weekly">{{cite web|last=Vogel|first=Chris|title=Peter Getty: ex-wife Jacqueline Getty taking oil heir to court to get more money|url=http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2011/01/06/peter-getty-ex-wife-jacqueline-getty-taking-oil-heir-to-court-to-get-more-money|publisher=LA Weekly|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> Coppola grew up in both Los Angeles and the Coppola family vineyard in [[Napa Valley]].<ref name=Swide>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Ben|title=5 Things to Know About Gia Coppola|url=http://www.swide.com/art-culture/movies/gia-coppola-5-things-to-know-about-her-including-palo-alto-movie-and-small-biography/2013/08/23|publisher=Swide|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> Coppola spent much of her childhood on the sets of her aunt [[Sofia Coppola]]'s films.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Stephan|title='Palo Alto': See the poster for James Franco's new movie|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/03/28/gia-coppola-palo-alto-james-franco/|accessdate=3 April 2014|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=28 March 2014}}</ref> Coppola worked as a staff assistant in the costume department in Sofia Coppola's ''[[Somewhere (film)| Somewhere]]'', and as a creative consultant in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[Twixt (film)|Twixt]]''.<ref name="Elle Canada">{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Michael-Oliver|title=Gia Coppola's Filmmaking Debut|url=http://www.ellecanada.com/celebrity/celebrity-spotlight/elle-canada-interview-gia-coppola-s-filmmaking-debut/a/85460|publisher=ELLE Canada|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> Coppola dropped out of high school ([[Archer School for Girls]]) and subsequently earned her [[General Educational Development|GED]]. After attending [[community college]], Coppola studied photography at [[Bard College]] in New York.<ref name="nytimescara"/><ref>http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/interiors-entertaining/fashionable-life-jacqui-getty-0507</ref> After attending Bard College, Coppola stated that she "felt a little burnt out on taking pictures after years of churning out so many for classes".<ref name=Harpers>{{cite web|last=Blasberg|first=Derek|authorlink=Derek Blasberg|title=A Fashionable Life: Gia Coppola's Vegas|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/interiors-entertaining/fashionable-life-gia-coppola-0512#slide-1|publisher=Harper's Bazaar|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> This resulted in her turning to film as a medium of interest.<ref name=Harpers /> ==Career== ===Beginnings=== Coppola's film career began when she directed a short film for her friend's fashion label.<ref name="The Cut">{{cite web|last=Cowles|first=Charlotte|title=Q&A: Gia Coppola on Fashion Films, Flea Markets, and Her Waffle-Eating Cat|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/08/gia-coppola-on-fashion-and-her-waffle-eating-cat.html|publisher=The Cut|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> Soon enough, Coppola was hired to make short films for Opening Ceremony which starred [[Kirsten Dunst]] and [[Jason Schwartzman]], [[Zac Posen]] (who said that "she’s going to be the next Coppola force to be reckoned with"), [[Diane Von Furstenberg]], [[Rodarte]], and [[Elle (magazine)|Elle China]].<ref name="The Cut" /><ref name="The Collaborative Agency">{{cite web|title=Gia Coppola|url=http://www.thecollaborativeagency.com/agency/giabio.html|publisher=The Collaborative Agency|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> ===Palo Alto=== Coppola made her directorial feature film debut with ''[[Palo Alto (2013 film)|Palo Alto]]'', an adaption of [[James Franco]]’s [[Palo Alto (book)|short story collection of the same name]]. The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the [[70th Venice International Film Festival]], as well as the [[2013 Toronto International Film Festival|38th Toronto International Film Festival]] and the [[Telluride Film Festival]] in [[Colorado]]. <ref name="Interview Mag">{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Emma|title=The Third Generation Filmmaker|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/14-faces-of-2014-gia-coppola#_|publisher=Interview Magazine|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> <ref>http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/70th-festival/line-up/off-sel/orizzonti/palo-alto.html</ref> After befriending [[James Franco]], Coppola was asked to adapt and direct his collection of short stories ''[[Palo Alto (book)|Palo Alto]]''. She said she agreed to do the project because of how well she connected with the source material.<ref name="Interview Mag" /> When working on the film, she drew inspiration from films such as ''[[American Graffiti]]'', ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'', ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]'', and ''[[The Virgin Suicides]]''.<ref name="Elle Canada" /> Coppola insisted on working on the project without any help from her family, as she has stated that she "wants to find her own voice as a filmmaker".<ref name="Huff Post">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Patricia|title=Gia Coppola 'Palo Alto,' From James Franco's Book, Debuts At Venice|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/02/gia-coppola-palo-alto-james-franco_n_3855573.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> She collaborated with her teenage cast to write the script and make it as authentic as possible.<ref name="Script mag">{{cite web|last=Schiller|first=Christopher|title=Inside Telluride Film Festival: ‘Palo Alto’ Interviews|url=http://www.scriptmag.com/features/inside-telluride-film-festival-palo-alto-interviews|publisher=Script Magazine|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> Many parallels have been drawn between Coppola's debut and [[Sofia Coppola]]'s ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|The Virgin Suicides]]'', in terms of the style and genre.<ref name="Elle Canada" /> 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.<ref>http://variety.com/2013/film/news/tribeca-film-snags-palo-alto-gia-coppolas-film-based-on-james-franco-stories-1200909861/</ref><ref>[http://tribecafilm.com/tribecafilm/filmguide/palo-alto Palo Alto – In Theaters]; Tribeca Films; May 20, 2014</ref> The film was released on DVD in the United States on September 9, 2014.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Palo-Alto-James-Franco/dp/B00KZJX8O6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1410707019&sr=8-3&keywords=Palo+Alto</ref> ==Filmography== * ''[[Palo Alto (2013 film)|Palo Alto]]'' (2013) ==See also== *[[Coppola family tree]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|178886}} *{{Instagram|mastergia}} {{Coppola family}} {{Persondata | NAME = Coppola, Gia | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actor and director | DATE OF BIRTH = January 1, 1987 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Los Angeles, California, USA | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coppola, Gia}} [[Category:American film directors]] [[Category:American film directors of Italian descent]] [[Category:Coppola family]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Bard College alumni]] [[Category:American women film directors]] [[Category:Writers from Los Angeles, California]] [[Category:American women screenwriters]] [[Category:Film directors from California]] {{US-actor-stub}}'