People

Laura Piani

France

Biography

Laura Piani is a scriptwriter and director based in Paris. She studied cinema and literature in Paris and Rome, and went on to obtain a degree in scriptwriting at the Conservatoire Européen d’Ecriture Audiovisuelle in Paris, graduating in 2011. She was part of the inaugural cohort of the FEMIS school Showrunner course in 2018. She has worked with directors such as Edouard Deluc, Diane Bertrand, Cristina Pinheiro, Marion Laine, Bruno Chiche and wrote international TV series. Her experience as Script Doctor includes work with TorinoFilmLab, Groupe Ouest, Netflix Grow Creative, European Writers Club, Krakow Film Festival, Bratislava Pop Up Film Residency, and TRT 12 Punto in Istanbul. She has taught scriptwriting at Beaux Arts de Paris, l’ESRA, la Ciné Fabrique, CEEA, and l’Atelier Série d’Emergence. Her first feature, “Jane Austen a gâché ma vie”, a romantic comedy produced by The Bureau, with Camille Rutherford et Pablo Pauly will be out on January 22nd 2024 and premiered in Toronto.

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