Eva Contis

Eva Contis is a writer and director who was born and raised in Northern California. She got her degree in Latin American Studies from UCSC before settling in Los Angeles, where she worked as a film and television editor to hone her craft of visual storytelling. The film she edited, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”, took home an Oscar for Best Animated Short. Her directorial debut, “The Stand”, won Top 5 at Louisiana Film Prize, as well as a Founder’s Circle Grant. It screened at numerous film festivals, was Oscar-qualified and landed distribution with Shorts International. Her other films have screened worldwide from the Austin Film Festival to Filmfest Düsseldorf, collecting awards along the way. Eva currently serves as the Director of Partnerships for the writer education platform Roadmap Writers.