Born and raised in Colombia and based in Vancouver, BC, Giovanna Morales Vargas is a Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) director, writer, and producer dedicated to championing Latin American voices in the Canadian screen industry. Through both documentary and narrative storytelling, she develops character-driven projects that explore the personal, political, and cultural dimensions of Latinidad, bringing underrepresented perspectives to audiences in Canada and around the world.

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Drawing from her experience living and working across Colombia, the United States, and Canada, her work explores the intersection of culture, politics, and community, crafting intimate narratives with universal reach.

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Her award-winning documentary feature A Perfect 14 received multiple nominations and six awards, including Best Documentary at the Twin Cities Film Festival and Best Writing at the Women Texas Film Festival. The film is currently streaming internationally on Prime Video, where it ranked among Canada's Top 10 documentaries following its release.

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Giovanna's produced narrative feature Girl Gone Bad premiered at Kevin Smith's SModcastle Film Festival before receiving the Audience Award for Best International Feature at Another Hole in the Head. The film is now streaming on Prime Video in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as on Tubi in Canada.

Beyond film, Giovanna has produced music videos for leading Latin American recording artists, using visual storytelling to amplify voices and stories often underrepresented in mainstream media.

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She is an alumna of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC)–Hot Docs Canadian Delegation, the Whistler Film Festival Documentary Lab, and the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) Breakthrough Program.

Through Moonlit Pictures, Giovanna is currently developing a slate of feature documentary and narrative projects, including the feature documentary From Tumaco to the World.