Vanessa Gazy is an award-winning Australian writer, director and series creator.
She created seven-part Netflix USA series ECHOES, starring Michelle Monaghan and Matt Bomer, which was the world’s most watched series for over two weeks when it aired in 2022. It was developed with producer Imogen Banks and showrun by Brian Yorkey and Quinton Peeples.
Vanessa also created EDEN (2021), an eight-part series for Australian streamer Stan. EDEN was sold internationally, streaming on Spectrum (USA), Canal+ and Netflix UK. The show was developed with Brian Elsley (SKINS) and Dave Evans of Balloon Entertainment UK.
Nominated for both Australian Director’s Guild and Australian Writers Guild awards, her short films have screened around the world, including at the BFI London Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and Melbourne International Film Festival.
Vanessa grew up in Canberra, where she graduated from high school with Dux of the College. She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Media Communications) at the University of Sydney, majoring in English Literature and Cultural Studies, and graduating with Distinction.
After living in Paris and London, she came home to complete her Masters in Writing/Directing at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2014, winning the school’s prestigious Kenneth B. Myer Award for Exceptional Talent upon graduating.
She is also a Sundance Short Film Audience Award-winning producer, for Matthew Lessner’s 2014 short film Chapel Perilous. She co-produced Lessner's feature film Automatic at Sea which had its premiere at Slamdance 2017.
Vanessa is currently developing a slate of original international TV and film projects with major streamers, studios and production companies.
Representation:
MANAGER: Matt Rosen (Grandview LA) - matt@grandviewla.com
TV AGENT: Lindsay Aubin (WME) - LAubin@wmeagency.com
FILM AGENT: Roger Green (WME) - RGreen@wmeagency.com
