Neil directs for both theatre and film. He was Artistic Director of Belvoir Street Theatre in Sydney from 1994 to 2010. He has directed for … Continued
Directors
Gillian Armstrong
Gillian Armstrong first garnered attention for her debut feature, MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1979), adapted from the classic novel by Miles Franklin. At the film’s release, … Continued
Jeff Balsmeyer
Jeff Balsmeyer’s first feature film, DANNY DECKCHAIR, received a standing ovation at its worldwide launch as the Closing Night Gala Presentation of the 2004 Toronto … Continued
Shirley Barrett
Shirley writes and directs for both film and television. Shirley graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 1987 specialising in both writing … Continued
Tim Bullock
Tim is a writer/director whose short film BURIED won Best Film at Tropfest 2003, after his previous short films, LATE NIGHT SHOPPER (2002) and PLAYIN’ … Continued
Kasimir Burgess
From scratch animation to installation film, documentary and narrative film, Kasimirs searching nature has led him to explore many forms of filmmaking, in particular filmmaking … Continued
Geoff Burton
Geoff is one of Australia’s most renowned directors and cinematographers. In 2005, he was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society Hall of Fame. As a … Continued
Jane Campion
Jane’s directorial debut, the short film PEEL, won the Palme D’or at the Cannes Film Festival. She directed numerous award-winning short films before making her … Continued
Peter Carstairs
Peter directed his first short film GATE, starring Joel Edgerton, in the year 2000. It was a major success – screening at most major festivals … Continued
Kate Champion
Kate is the Artistic Director the Sydney based dance-theatre company Force Majeure. She has also worked variously as a director/choreographer/performer for Sydney Theatre Company, DV8 … Continued
Warren Coleman
Warren is a writer, director and actor who graduated from the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1979. Writing for film, theatre, television, radio … Continued
Adam Cook
Adam was the Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of South Australiafrom 2005 to 2012. He attended the NIDA Directors Course in 1988. His … Continued
Emma-Kate Croghan
Born in Adelaide Australia in 1972, Emma-Kate Croghan received an alternative education, which fuelled her interest in the arts at a young age. At eighteen … Continued
John Curran
John Curran received an art scholarship to Syracuse University in New York State, where he majored in Illustration/Design. After graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor … Continued
Kieran Darcy-Smith
Kieran Darcy-Smith graduated from drama school in 1995 and in that same year was awarded the inaugural Australian Writers Guild and NSW Film and Television … Continued
Gale Edwards
Gale has been directing all genres of theatre and opera nationally and internationally for over 30 years, her great love being the Classics and Musical … Continued
Wesley Enoch
Wesley Enoch is originally from Stradbroke Island (Minjeribah) and is a proud Noonuccal Nuugi man. He is the current Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company … Continued
Peter Evans
Peter is currently the Associate Artistic Director at the Bell Shakespeare Company. Peter’s directing credits include MACBETH and JULIUS CAESAR for Bell Shakespeare Company; CLYBOURNE … Continued
Kate Gaul
Kate graduated from NIDA (Directing Course) in 1996 and trained with the Anne Bogart SITI Company in 2005. In 2004/5 Kate was the Associate Director … Continued
Zak Hilditch
Zak studied film at Curtin University in Western Australia where he completed his Honours degree in 2004. In 2006, Zak won the Young Filmmaker of … Continued
Craig Ilott
Craig graduated from NIDA in 1991. He co-wrote and directed SMOKE & MIRRORS at the Sydney, Adelaide, Auckland and Edinburgh festivals. The show received three … Continued
Glendyn Ivin
Glendyn graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts, School of Film and Television in 1998, where he studied documentary. His graduating film NEVERLAND was … Continued
Ignatius Jones
Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera) The Man from Snowy River Arena Spectacular Artistic Director Sydney New Year’s Eve and Millennium celebrations
Gregor Jordan
Gregor wrote and directed his first short film, SWINGER which won the 1995 Tropicana Short Film Festival before going on to win the Jury Prize … Continued
Michael Kantor
Michael Kantor was Artistic Director of Malthouse Theatre from 2005 to 2010. For Malthouse he directed productions of SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE HAM FUNERAL, NOT LIKE … Continued
Tony Krawitz
In 2001 Tony graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School with a Masters in Directing. He was awarded both the ASDA and SCREENSOUND … Continued
Justin Kurzel
Justin’s background as one of Australia’s best theatrical designers informs his strong visual storytelling as a director. Justin graduated from Victorian College of the Arts … Continued
Matthew Lutton
Matthew is a theatre and opera director who is currently an Associate Artist of the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne. Prior to this, from 2004 to … Continued
Tony McNamara
Tony writes for film, television and theatre. He graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School with a BA in Film and Television writing … Continued
Ian Meadows
Ian Meadows studied as an actor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and graduated in 2005. Prior to this he studied Creative Writing … Continued
Matthew Moore
Matthew made his debut as a writer, director and producer with his first short film JULIAN. JULIAN was accepted into the 2012 International Berlin Film … Continued
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Jocelyn was born in Melbourne and graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 1984. She wrote and directed for numerous television shows … Continued
Dein Perry
Dein Perry has been at the forefront of the Australian entertainment industry for over three decades. Dein revolutionised tap dancing around the world when he … Continued
Simon Phillips
Simon was Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 1990 to 1993 and Artistic Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company from … Continued
Natasha Pincus
Natasha writes and directs for the screen. She graduated University in 2002 with first class honours in Law and Science. In 2005 Natasha wrote and … Continued
Billie Pleffer
Anne-Louise Sarks
Anne-Louise is currently the Artistic Director of The Hayloft Project. She works professionally as an actor, director and dramaturg. In 2010, for The Hayloft Project, … Continued
Toby Schmitz
Toby graduate from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1999 and since then has become an accomplished actor, writer and director for theatre and … Continued
John Sheedy
John completed the actors’ course in 1998 at the National Drama School in Melbourne, before graduating from the directors’ course at NIDA in 2002 and … Continued
Cate Shortland
Cate writes and directs for film and television. Cate Shortland has a BA in Fine Arts from Sydney University (1991) and a Graduate Diploma in … Continued
Kriv Stenders
Since graduating from film school, Kriv has worked consistently as a cinematographer and director on various short films, documentaries, music videos and television commercials. In … Continued
Rachel Ward
Rachel wrote and directed two short films, BLINDMAN’S BLUFF (2000) and THE BIG HOUSE (2001). She directed the SBS short feature film MARTHA’S NEW COAT … Continued
Kate Woods
Kate Woods’ directs for film and television in Australia and the US. Her Australian series television credits include multiple episodes of GP, PHOENIX (1991 & … Continued