Madeline Sharafian (born February 1, 1993)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist.

Sharafian was born in Alameda, California,[2] and is of Armenian descent.

[4][5] In 2014, she served as a storyboard artist, writer, and character designer on the Cartoon Network series We Bare Bears.

[6][7] In 2020, she wrote and directed a 2D animated Pixar short film titled Burrow, originally slated to play in theaters before the feature film Soul.

[1] In August 2024, she was announced to be making her feature directorial debut with Elio, alongside Domee Shi, replacing original director Adrian Molina.