ELA
THIER
Ela Thier wrote and directed A SUMMER RAIN, winning numerous awards including the Official Best of Fest Award, a compilation created each year by festival curators
from around the world. The film is currently screening at over 200 venues, festivals and TV stations. This year, Thier wrote
and directed FOREIGN LETTERS, a feature film that was sponsored by B&H Photo, Arri CSC, and the contributions of over 250 individuals and organizations.
The film is currently in post-production. Most recently, Thier wrote and directed JUDO GIRL, produced by FluidFilm. She has also directed GENTLE CYCLE ONLY, a film written by Mrinalini Kamath.
Thier's writing credits include RETRACTABLE (starring Chris Evans), currently in production, and THE WEDDING COW, a film that won over twenty international awards including nine Best Feature, and five Audience Choice awards. A prolific
writer, Thier's feature scripts have been selected four times by the Independent Film Week (formerly IFP Market). In 2008
she was awarded a fellowship grant in screenwriting from New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
Thier studied filmmaking at NYU where she wrote and directed over a dozen short films. In 2006 she began teaching screenwriting, starting with a class of eight participants. As word spread, over two thousand
filmmakers attended her variety of workshops. She now teaches screenwriting, producing and film directing, under the banner
of The Independent Film School. As part of her teaching, Thier has played a variety of roles in the production of numerous films created by her student.
Her credits are listed on IMDB.