AboutEmilie Gateau (b. 2001) is a director, writer and editor with a Nicaraguan French background based in Brooklyn. She is currently working for Weekend PostHouse as an editing intern and developing the screenplay for her thesis short film at the School of Visual Arts, where she is working towards her BFA in Directing and minor in Editing. As a filmmaker her goal is to tell visually impactful stories that explore challenging life scenarios and the ways nuanced and complex characters make their way through them. Film is the blank canvas Emilie can construct and design alternative realities that may pique others’ imaginations and curiosities
Experience June 2023 — Kino LA GUARIMBA Selected Film Resident
Sept 2022 - Aug 2023 — Intern, Weekend Post House Production
May 2022 - Dec 2022 — Jeweler Assistant, Donna Sackowitz NYC
May 2021 - Aug 2021 — Coordinator/Photographer, National Hotel’s Social Media
Aug 2019 - Apr 2020 — Intern, MarMedia Digital Cinema Equipment Rental
Awards / Recognition2022 — WINNER Best Short Short, Paris International Film Festival, Planting an Unwanted Seed
2022 — Selected Film, Lift-Off Global Network NYC Film Festival, Planting an Unwanted Seed
2019 — National Gold Key Winner in Film, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
2019 — Full-Tuition Scholarship for School of Visual Arts Pre-College, De La Cruz and Knight Foundation
EducationJune 2025 — School of Visual Arts (SVA) BFA Film
June 2020 — Design & Architectural Senior High