Sofia Coppola the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 2013, she directed the satirical crime film "The Bling Ring", based on the crime ring of the same name. At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, Coppola became the second woman (and the first American woman) in the festival's history to win the Best Director award, for the drama film "The Beguiled". Sofia Coppola was born in New York City, the youngest child and only daughter of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and director Francis Ford Coppola. Her father is of Italian descent. She was raised on her parents' farm in
Mark Radcliffe (film producer) Mark Radcliffe (film producer) Mark Radcliffe (born October 7, 1952) is an American production manager, assistant director and film producer. His credits as producer include "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Bicentennial Man", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Rent", and "". Radcliffe was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Tulsa. Radcliffe began his film career as a production manager on the 1979 film "Rock 'n' Roll High School". He went on to become an assistant director on the Francis Ford Coppola production "The Escape Artist", re-teaming with Coppola on "Rumble Fish" and "Peggy Sue Got Married". Other assistant director