Gwendolyn Infusino is an award-winning writer, director and producer with a UCLA MFA in Film & Television Production: Writing/Directing. She is a member of Starlight Media’s (Crazy Rich Asians) Stars Collective Program, a 100M development initiative for emerging directors. Her films have screened Palm Springs ShortFest, Hammer Museum, LA International Shorts, CUFF, SFIFF, and abroad in London, Tokyo and more.
Gwendolyn recently directed a short documentary series as Filmmaker in Residence of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. She has worked on Nick Bilton and Tiller Russell’s development team for an upcoming premium Netflix series, worked with The Gnomon Workshop, managed the production of Eleanor Coppola’s last feature film, was a shooter on Francis Ford Coppola’s live cinema project, and taught Film and Television Directing at UCLA.
Her background includes writing and producing in prominent contemporary art and film organizations, including work in museum curating and agency advertising. Gwen curated the Italics Film Series, the first narrative film series ever exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago where she worked in curatorial to produce more than ten major exhibitions, including Jeff Koons and Jenny Holzer: Protect, Protect.
In addition to her UCLA MFA, she holds a BA in English and Art History from DePaul University, where she graduated from the Honors Program and studied abroad with Louvre Museum curators in Paris. Originally from Chicago, Gwen is based in LA.
UCLA Film + Television Archive, Filmmaker in Residence, 2022 — 2023
Starlight Media’s Stars Collective Development Program, 2021+
Edie and Lew Wasserman Film Production Fellowship, 2017
Antonio David Blanco Film Fellowship, 2017
Motion Picture Association of America Award, 2016
Terina Spyropoulou Memorial Award, 2015