Elisa Fernanda Pirir

Biography

Elisa Fernanda Pirir is a film producer from Guatemala. She graduated from The National Film School in Norway with the student Oscar nominated «Generation Mars». She works as a producer for the Norwegian company Mer Film. She has been working with several acclaimed international directors such as Thomas Arslan, Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego, Nabil Ayouch, Laura Mora among others and some of Norway's most acclaimed directors. Elisa leads Mer Film’s north Norwegian office in Tromsø and their own Talent development program. Her work has been awarded at many international film festivals, and in 2021 she produced two Oscar qualifying shortfilm contenders. She is a Berlinale Talents, Guadalajara Talents, Nordic Filmlab, EAVE and EWA alumni. Elisa is also working as a short film and documentary advisor at the Arts Council Norway.