writer | director | producer
Florencia Manóvil (she/ella) is an Oakland-based queer Latina writer-director whose work expresses a yearning to evolve societal paradigms, through an ecofeminist lens.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Manóvil moved to the U.S. at age 18 to study film at Emerson College on an Honors scholarship. A Bay Area resident since 2007, in 2015 she was named “Best East Bay Filmmaker” by the East Bay Express for her web series DYKE CENTRAL, lauded by press and fans alike for its then-groundbreaking representation of diverse LGBTQ characters. DYKE CENTRAL screened at festivals internationally, receiving a “Best Web Series” award at SF Queer Fest. It is currently streaming on Amazon.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Manóvil moved to the U.S. at age 18 to study film at Emerson College on an Honors scholarship. A Bay Area resident since 2007, in 2015 she was named “Best East Bay Filmmaker” by the East Bay Express for her web series DYKE CENTRAL, lauded by press and fans alike for its then-groundbreaking representation of diverse LGBTQ characters. DYKE CENTRAL screened at festivals internationally, receiving a “Best Web Series” award at SF Queer Fest. It is currently streaming on Amazon.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Manóvil moved to the U.S. at age 18 to study film at Emerson College on an Honors scholarship. A Bay Area resident since 2007, in 2015 she was named “Best East Bay Filmmaker” by the East Bay Express for her web series DYKE CENTRAL, lauded by press and fans alike for its then-groundbreaking representation of diverse LGBTQ characters. DYKE CENTRAL screened at festivals internationally, receiving a “Best Web Series” award at SF Queer Fest. It is currently streaming on Amazon.
In 2024, Manóvil was an SFFILM FilmHouse resident as well as selected for the Writing Climate Pitchfest and Stowe Story Labs.
In 2024, Manóvil was an SFFILM FilmHouse resident as well as selected for the Writing Climate Pitchfest and Stowe Story Labs.
She’s also a two-time recipient of the Frameline Completion Fund. Other credits include microbudget feature FIONA’S SCRIPT (2009, 89m), ENCUENTRO (2017, 16m), and FROM X TO Z (2022, 11m), all of which screened at dozens of popular festivals in the US and abroad and were short-listed for or won awards.
She’s also a two-time recipient of the Frameline Completion Fund. Other credits include microbudget feature FIONA’S SCRIPT (2009, 89m), ENCUENTRO (2017, 16m), and FROM X TO Z (2022, 11m), all of which screened at dozens of popular festivals in the US and abroad and were short-listed for or won awards.
Her new short film, CAMINO (10m, currently in post-production), is a Berkeley Film Foundation grant recipient and was chosen for SFFILM’s inaugural Sound and Cinema fellowship. Manóvil is currently procuring financing for “Queerly Beloved”, an ensemble wedding feature about the power and magic of queer community, and also developing a speculative fiction limited series.
Her new short film, CAMINO (10m, currently in post-production), is a Berkeley Film Foundation grant recipient and was chosen for SFFILM’s inaugural Sound and Cinema fellowship. Manóvil is currently procuring financing for “Queerly Beloved”, an ensemble wedding feature about the power and magic of queer community, and also developing a speculative fiction limited series.
Manóvil is a member of Film Fatales, and actively involved in building equitable and sustainable filmmaking systems in the Bay Area. She has taught, guest-lectured, or been a panelist at Reel Stories/BAVC Media, Frameline, SF State University, University of San Francisco, University of Santa Clara, and the Bay Area Media Makers Summit. She’s also an Intimacy Coordinator, social movement translator and interpreter, and devoted parent to an impressive teen artist.
Manóvil is a member of Film Fatales, and actively involved in building equitable and sustainable filmmaking systems in the Bay Area. She has taught, guest-lectured, or been a panelist at Reel Stories/BAVC Media, Frameline, SF State University, University of San Francisco, University of Santa Clara, and the Bay Area Media Makers Summit. She’s also an Intimacy Coordinator, social movement translator and interpreter, and devoted parent to an impressive teen artist.
