Beatrice Pegard

Beatrice Pegard is a French-Australian writer and director. She received an MA and a PhD in Political and Environmental Sciences before joining the Sydney Film School. With a mixed background in science and art, she is drawn to the interplay between form and content in exuberant fashion, narrative, music video and commercial work. Her aesthetic mixes surrealism, nostalgia and comedy, always with a keen interest for art direction, choreography and visual effects. Her work as a director has been widely featured and has earned many awards, nominations and publications, amongst which the Gestalten’s Papercraft series, the ABC Triple J Awards, the British Film Institute BUG London Festival, Berlin MVAs, Ciclope, 1.4, Rolling Stone and Vogue. Beatrice is a firm believer in sustainable filmmaking, which she applies to her creative process whenever possible, and provides green toolkits and advice geared towards lowering carbon footprint, sustainable film production and waste reduction. ​