BIOGRAPHY

Roman Coppola grew up in the world of filmmaking and has worked in many capacities, from sound recordist to cinematographer, to writer and producer. He began his directing career with visual effects and second unit direction of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and his rookie effort garnered a BAFTA Award nomination for Visual Effects. His first feature film, C.Q. premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was well received critically.

Most recently, Roman has lent his talents to 2nd Unit Direction on Lost In Translation, Marie Antoinette, and Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic, and is a producer and co-writer of The Darjeeling Limited.

Roman also directs music videos and commercials, having worked with bands such as The Strokes and Green Day, as well as clients such as Coke, Honda and Target. His collaboration with choreographer Richard Koufey for Fat Boy Slim's "Praise You" earned him two 1999 MTV Music Video Awards. Also, Roman's stream-of-consciousness video for the Phoenix "Funky Squaredance" track was invited into the permanent collection at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Although Roman is an accomplished filmmaker, his interests extend into diverse creative realms. He has his own wine, RC Reserve (two-time winner of the double Gold Medal at the SF International Wine competition), and is a founding partner in the luxury face cream Uvavita, from the Napa Valley. He has also founded the Photobubble Company. to market a newly patented inflatable film enclosure. In addition, Roman Coppola Studio cultivates a multitude of art & design projects. Roman's magic trick, Ghost Card, is internationally distributed. His self-designed Work Pod, a converted office at his production company in Hollywood, has garnered press from various design magazines.

Finally, Roman is an entrepreneur and businessman. He co-founded The Directors Bureau with fellow director Mike Mills in 1996, and they have enjoyed major success as trendsetters and culturemakers in both the commercial and music video industry. Last year, Roman founded TDB Special Projects, a division dedicated to creating spectacular, brand enhancing, highly-customized marketing, promotions, events, content, and products for a select group of corporate clients.