Press

Migration Film Festival 2020 interview with Karen Gaviola

Instagram Live Talk
Karen discusses her heritage, her persistence that paid off with her ascension to director from assistant director, her work on shows involving immigration issues, and how the entertainment industry is dealing with the current pandemic.

Going Deep with Chad and JT #94 – Shane Gillis, Hawaii 5-0, Mana

Chad and JT discuss their epic time in Hawaii on the set of Hawaii 5-0
“I was going to single [Karen] out. I really had such a deep affinity for her. What a pro dude! So calm and collected and never overdoing it. She was very sure about what she wanted, and cool about getting it…she wasn’t too overbearing. She’d let you sort of find your voice.”

The Art and Craft of TV Directing

Chapter 15:Karen Gaviola (NYPD Blue, Lucifer, Magnum PI)
Karen Gaviola is interviewed by Jim Hemphill and discusses her career from her background studying documentary filmmaking, her time as an assistant director, tips she’s learned as a director, and now that she is a Producer, what she looks for in a director. Available on Amazon

DGA Quarterly – Winter 2015

Skilled Director, Will Travel
Just about every month, Gaviola meets a new cast and crew. “I like navigating through the uncharted waters,” she says. “It’s like an exercise in psychology, because you have to figure out how to make the best show you can with the people you’re working with…” 

Emmy Magazine

Labors of Love: Crimes and Opportunity
“Director Karen Gaviola likes being in the middle of the action, and her calm focus is an asset on set

DGA Quarterly – August 2019

DGA Board Members
Karen Gaviola is elected to the DGA Board of Directors 2019-2021 term.

Directors Tell the Story: Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing 2nd Edition

Karen Gaviola (Sons of Anarchy, The Blacklist, Lost)
Karen Gaviola discusses her first big break. Available on Amazon

New York Post

Crime Waves – A Fire In The Everglades Leads To Murder And The Search For A Missing CSI Investigator
So much testosterone, so little time. Keeping all the men in line is a woman, director Karen Gaviola, a petite dynamo in a ponytail and a baseball cap who fires off directions with blunt force for a fight scene between prisoners and the forestry officers.

DGA Quarterly – Spring 2017

The Body and Soul of Live Casting
“Gaviola points out ‘there is absolutely nothing like giving a note, and seeing if the actor can adjust to the note—seeing in the room what the actor’s range is.’

The Mary Sue

10 Women Who Should Be Involved in Bryan Fuller’s New Star Trek Series
“[Gaviola] has a long, varied career in television that also includes mainstream fare, and her competent and confident handling of big-budget franchise properties make her more than qualified to take on Star Trek