EXPERIENCE
Film - Feature
'Frisky' (dramatic comedy), Cliff House Prods, 2017. (dir/writ/prod) - Madman Entertainment/Gravitas
'Zombie Bro' (kids comedy), May Grehan dir., 2017. (producer) - Indican Pictures
'Winning Formula' (comedy), LFL Entertainment, 2017. (writ/prod/art dir) - Lionsgate/Indican Pictures
TV/Series
'Wentworth: The Fall Girl', (podcast - 8 x 30min eps) Fremantle Media & Audible, 2021. (director) - in post
'Flawsome', (6 x 8min eps) 13 Ent & Thousand Mile Prods, 2021. (director)
'Paramedics SUV', (6 x 5min eps) Cliff House Prods, 2019. (director)
'Resting Pitch Face' (3 x 8min eps), Grumpy Sailor Productions/Google, 2019. (director)
'Bad Mothers', Jungle Entertainment/Channel 9, 2019. (season 1 showrunner attachment, s1 eps 3&4 director attachment)
'Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am', ABC, 2016. (3rd AD)
'Dead Broke' (pilot), Do It Live Productions, 2012. (writ/prod/editor)
'Cheetah Air' (animation - 6 x 30 min eps), Cliff House Prods, 2021. (writ/prod) - in dev (Screen Aust)
'Avenge My Death' (8 x 30 min eps), Studio Unko, 2021. (attached director) - in dev (Screen Aus)
'Downline', Cliff House Prods, 2021. (creator/dir/writ/prod) - in dev (Stephanie Swedlove EP)
'Frisky', Jungle Entertainment, 2019. (creator/writ) - in development
Film - Short
'The Followed’, Boobytrap Entertainment, 2022. (exec producer)
'Cheetah Air’ (animation), Boobytrap Entertainment, 2020. (co-dir/writ/prod)
'Wanderbust', Cliff House Prods, 2019. (co-dir/writ/prod) - Proof of concept short
'Only You - Alec Ferris' (music video), Cliff House Prods, 2017. (dir/writ/prod) - Sony Music/Ultra
'Potluck', Thedarclaud, 2015. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Quit Yer Lion', Thedarclaud, 2015. (dir/writ/prod/animator)
'Olympic Torch', Do It Live Productions, 2012. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Bacon', NYFA - Adam Nimoy, 2010 (writ/prod/editor)
Web Sketches
'Cheetah Airways', Cliff House Prods, 2018. (dir/writ/prod)
'Service Window', Frothpocalypse, 2018. (co-dir/prod/editor)
'Cheetah Air' (web mini-series), Frothpocalypse, 2017. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Dyson', Frothpocalypse, 2016. (writ/prod)
'Pokemon Go Players' Theme Song', Frothpocalypse, 2016. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Accidental Dickhead', Frothpocalypse, 2016. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Hollywood For White Guys', Frothpocalypse, 2016. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Trump - The Truth Stinks', Frothpocalypse, 2016. (dir/prod/editor)
'Sorry - Justin Bieber Bridesmaids', Frothpocalypse, 2015. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Dad Jokes' (webseries), Thedarclaud, 2015. (dir/writ/prod/animator)
'Overprotective Friends', Frothpocalypse, 2015. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Charlotte Hodges', Frothpocalypse, 2015. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Belle Gibson - The Truth Stinks', Frothpocalypse, 2015. (co-dir/prod/editor)
'Fogue - It Girls', Heaps Funny Shorts, 2014. (co-dir/writ/producer)
'Deliveries', Do It Live Productions, 2014. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'FroyOG', Heaps Funny Shorts, 2014. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Carmen - the Chicken Musical', Heaps Funny Shorts, 2014. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Keith and Kev' (webseries), Heaps Funny Shorts, 2013. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Wookie Error' (webseries), Heaps Funny Shorts, 2012 (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Pile High Club', Do It Live Productions, 2012 (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Vertical Sofa', Heaps Funny Shorts, 2012. (videographer)
'Cupid's Arrow', Heaps Funny Shorts, 2012. (videographer)
'Hoilday Card', Do It Live Productions, 2011 (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Caravan Lunch', Do It Live Productions, 2011 (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Banjacks and Pervis Do Hackney' (webseries), Do It Live Prods, 2011. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Pissy Chrissy', Do It Live Productions, 2011. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Cards', Do It Live Productions, 2011. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Venice Cheap Skates', Do It Live Productions, 2010. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Sebring feat. Danny Trejo', Do It Live Productions, 2010. (co-dir/writ/prod/editor)
Theatre
'Visions and Visionaries: Pile High Club', Consuming the Arts Theatre, 2012 (co-dir/writ)
'Criminal Hearts', NYFA, 2010. (director)
'One Naked Woman And A Fully Clothed Man', NYFA, 2010 . (director)
Promotional
'New Zealand Tourism' (web advert.), MFJ Productions, 2016. (AD/editor)
'Creative Spaces' (web adverts.), Claudia Pickering Creative, 2015. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
'Skillify' (web adverts.), Claudia Pickering Creative, 2014. (dir/writ/prod/editor)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Free The Bid Intensive Commercial Workshop (DDB) 2019
Screen Australia Gender Matters: Brilliant Pitches workshop 2018
Screen Australia Talent LA 2017 delegation
Screen NSW She Shoots Scholarship (Janos Jersch), AFTRS, Australia.
Screenwriting Summer Intensive (Jason Greiff), NYU, USA.
Feature Film Production and Direction (Dov S-S Simens), The Hollywood Film Institute, USA.
Comedy Improvisation (Todd Fasen), Upright Citizen's Brigade, Los Angeles, USA.
Comedy Improvisation (Kasey Klemm, Laura Derry), BATS Improv, San Francisco, USA.
Comedy Improvisation (Jill Eickmann), Leela, San Francisco, USA.
Acting for Film (Adam Nimoy), NYFA (Los Angeles), USA.
Voice (Linda Slade), NYFA, USA.
Scene Study (Suzanne Kent), NYFA, USA.
Filmcraft (Kelly Gardner), NYFA, USA.
Acting Technique (David Robinette), NYFA, USA.
Audition Technique (Rick Kostenick), NYFA, USA.
Production Workshop – Universal Studios Backlot (Adam Nimoy), NYFA, USA.
TV Presenting (Faye De Lanty and Timothy Green) – NIDA, Australia.
Shakespeare (Scott Ferrara), NYFA, USA.
Monologues (David Brooks), NYFA, USA.
Comedy and Improvisation (Thomas Farnan), NYFA, USA.
Movement for Actors (Jerri Tubbs), NYFA, USA.
Screen Acting (Aaron Jeffery, Roanna Dempsey and Kylie Bonaccorso) – NIDA (Sydney), Australia.
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture – UNSW, Australia.
Diploma in Feature Film Production and Direction - The Hollywood Film Institute, USA.
Diploma in Screen Acting – NYFA, Universal Studios, USA.
Bachelor of Architectural Studies – UNSW, Australia.
International Exchange - UPV, Spain.
Higher School Certificate – Pymble Ladies’ College, Australia.
AWARDS
Flickerfest - Official Selection 2024 (The Followed)
Sydney Web Fest - Official Selection 2023, Best Director (Flawsome)
Toronto International Women Film Festival - Official Selection 2023 (Flawsome)
NZ Web Fest - Official Selection 2023 (Flawsome)
Berlin Women Cinema Festival - Official Selection 2023 (Flawsome)
IndieX Film Fest - Official Selection 2023 (Flawsome)
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival - Official Selection 2024 (Flawsome)
LA Independent Women Film Awards - Official Selection 2023 (Flawsome)
Sydney Web Fest - Official Selection 2021 (Paramedics SUV)
British Web Fest - Official Selection 2021 (Paramedics SUV)
Seoul Web Fest - Official Selection 2021 (Paramedics SUV)
Melbourne WebFest - Official Selection 2020 (Paramedics SUV)
St Kilda Film Festival - Official Selection 2020 (Wanderbust)
Melbourne WebFest - Official Selection 2019 (Resting Pitch Face)
Australians In Film #AiFUpload Festival - Official Selection 2018 (Cheetah Air)
Chicago Comedy Film Festival - Official Selection 2015 (Winning Formula)
Tropfest, Sydney - #Tropvine Winner 2015 (Quit Yer Lion), Shortlist 2015 (Potluck)
Broad Humor Film Festival, Los Angeles - Official Selection 2015 (Frisky), WINNER: Best Feature Film (Frisky)
For Film's Sake Festival, Sydney - Official Selection 2017 (Frisky)
Below Five Zero Film Festival, Melbourne - Official Selection 2016 (Frisky)
New York Film Week - Official Selection 2016 (Frisky)
Peninsula Short Film Festival - Official Selection 2016 (Potluck)
Atlanta Underground Film Festival - Official Selection 2015 (Winning Formula), WINNER: Best Comedy Feature Film (Winning Formula)
Finow Film Festival, Berlin - Official Selection 2016 (Frisky)
Toronto Film Week - Official Selection 2016 (Frisky)
Mountain of Laughs Comedy Film Festival - Official Selection 2016 (Frisky and Winning Formula)
Freshflix - Audience Choice Award 2016 (Potluck)
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival - Official Selection 2015 (Frisky)
Cinema Constant - Best Comedy Feature Film 2015 (Frisky)
Videodrunk Film Festival, Toronto - Official Selection 2015 (Frisky)
Eyecatcher International Film Festival - Official Selection 2015 (Frisky), Best Actress Nomination (Claudia Pickering), Best Actor Nomination (Brandon Wardle)
Austin Revolution Film Festival - Official Selection 2016 (Potluck), Official Selection 2015 (Frisky), WINNER: Best Feature Film - Director's Choice (Frisky), WINNER: Female Filmmaker of the Year 2015 (Claudia Pickering), Best U.S. Comedy Feature Nomination (Frisky), Best Director Nomination (Claudia Pickering), Best Actress Nomination (Claudia Pickering and Monica Ammerman), Best Actor Nomination (Brandon Wardle)
Cebu International Film Festival - Official Selection 2015 (Winning Formula)
CinéWomen - Official Selection 2015 (Frisky)
The Temecula Independent Film Festival of the Hollywood and Los Angeles California Wine Country - Official Selection 2015 (Winning Formula), Best Picture Finalist, Best Comedy Feature Finalist.
IndieFEST - Award of Merit: Film Feature (Winning Formula)
New York Film Academy (NYFA), Universal Studios, Los Angeles - Screen Acting. 1 Year Scholarship