Biography
tiffany@tiffanyfrances.com Tiffany Frances is a Taiwanese American writer and director of narrative film and television, commercials, and music videos. She loves to create character-driven, dramatic storytelling with lyrical visuals, and explores stories about women and marginalized voices. She draws from her background as a multi-disciplinary artist in music, photography, theater, and dance. Tiffany most recently directed an episode of KUNG FU on CW for Season 3. She was a participant in the AFI Directing Workshop for Women program, Warner Bros. Television Directors’ Workshop, and Blackmagic Collective Feature Initiative. She is also a 2x SeriesFest + Shondaland Women Director Mentorship Finalist, and selected in SHOOT Magazine’s 2018 New Directors Showcase. She was chosen to write and direct an original grounded sci-fi short film ANOTHER DAY for ELLE and Lexus to screen at the ELLE Women in Hollywood event in October 2021, which she is currently adapting into a feature film. Her AFI DWW film HELLO FROM TAIWAN is Oscar qualified and a recipient of The Future of Film is Female grant, premiered at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, won Grand Jury Prize at the Taiwanese American Film Festival, won Best Short at LA Diversity Film Festival, won Best Narrative Short at Reel Sisters Diversity Film Festival, won Best Drama and Best Director at SeriesFest, and screened at MoMA’s FOFIF series in partnership with Chanel. Tiffany’s short film MOVEMENT for National Geographic premiered on National Geographic TV and garnered over 1 million views on Facebook. Her commercial clients include Levi’s, Vogue, Citibank, Acura, Glossier, Lancome, Beautycounter, Dia & Co, and Tanya Taylor. She has been featured on ADWEEK, Adforum, Source, shots, Ladygunn, Stereogum, Paper Magazine, Muse by Clio, Blackbook, The Fader, and was a participant of the AICP Mentoring Program. Tiffany attended UCSD for a BA in Media with a minor in Theatre, and Art Center College of Design for her MFA in Directing. After a decade of living in Brooklyn, NY, she has returned to and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.