Sylvia Sether is an award-winning filmmaker originally from Northern California. Her love of music and photography led her to directing/editing music videos, giving her an opportunity to hone her distinct narrative style and visual aesthetic. She most recently secured one of four coveted spots in the Sony Diverse Director’s program, and her feature Norway was selected by a jury for the AFI Alumni Script Reading series — it will be showcased in February 2015.

In 2009 she was one of eight selected for the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop For Women, and in 2011 she was one of six selected for the Los Angeles County Museum’s Young Directors Night. It was here that her AFI film “Overdrawn” won “Best Short Film”.

Sylvia was awarded the Panavision New Filmmaker grant for her latest short “King of Norway” (KON) which premiered at Palm Springs ShortFest in 2013. The film took home the award for– Best Narrative Short at Napa Valley Film Festival in the fall. It went on to have successful festival run, and director of photography, VanNessa Manlunas, was given an Emerging Cinematography Award by the International Cinematographer’s Guild for her work on the film. It was also featured at the 36th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival, Camerimage in Poland, Tokyo International Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival.

King of Norway, was shot as a proof of concept for the feature version Norway. To watch “King of Norway”, and/or to view Sylvia’s other work please visit www.sylviasether.com.