Grant Scicluna

Grant Scicluna (born in 1980) is an Australian film director and writer.^[1][2] best known for his work on The Wilding which won the Iris Prize in 2012, and the feature film Downriver.^[3][4] He is a graduate of RMIT University School of Media and Communications in Melbourne.^[5]

Grant Scicluna
Born	17 September 1980 Windsor, New South Wales
Occupation	film director
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	David Allouf (m. 2022)

Scicluna directed the Iris Prize short film Hurt's Rescue^[6] which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2014.^[7]

In 2015, Scicluna made his feature debut with the Screen Australia backed Downriver^[8][9] which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival^[10] before playing at Toronto International Film Festival,^[11] with an Australian cinema release following.^[12] Downriver sold to the USA,^[13] the UK and Europe.^[14]

Scicluna lives in Melbourne, Australia and is married to designer, David Allouf. He frequently works with producer Jannine Barnes.

Filmography (as director)

Year	Film	Production Company	Awards	Result
2006	Almost Ready	Open Channel Productions Happening Films
2007	Fast Lane	Happening Films
2009	Neon Skin	Happening Films	National Film and Sound Archive - Orlando Short Film Award	Won
2011	Golden Girl	Happening Films
	Colin the Dog's Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story	Staple Fiction
2012	The Wilding	Happening Films Film Victoria	Iris Prize[15]	Won
			Madrid Lesbian, Gay and Transsexual Film Festival - Best Short Film[16]	Won
			St Kilda Film Festival - SBS Television Award[17]	Won
			Melbourne Queer Film Festival - Best Australian Short Film[18]	Won
			Melbourne Queer Film Festival - Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film	Won
			Australian Screen Editors - Best Editing in a Short Film[19]	Won
			Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival - Queer Perspective Award[20]	Won
			Show Me Shorts - Best International Short Film	Won
			Australian Writers Guild[21] - Best Short Film	Nominated
			Berlin International Film Festival[22][23] - Teddy Award	Nominated
			Berlin International Film Festival - Crystal Bear	Nominated
			Sydney Film Festival - Best Australian Short Film[24]	Nominated
2014	Hurt's Rescue	Happening Films The Festivals Company
2015	Downriver	Screen Australia Happening Films Film Victoria Melbourne International Film Festival	Screen Producers Australia Awards - Feature Film Production[25]	Nominated
			San Diego Film Out Film Festival - Best Film	Won
			San Diego Film Out Film Festival - Best Director	Won
			San Diego Film Out Film Festival - Best Actress (Kerry Fox)	Won
			San Diego Film Out Film Festival - Breakout Talent (Reef Ireland)	Won
			Iris Prize[26] - Best Actress (Kerry Fox)	Won
			Iris Prize[27] - Best Actor (Thom Green)	Won

References

1. "Grant Scicluna". Emerging Writer Festival. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
2. "Grant Scicluna". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
3. "AND THE WINNER IS". Iris Prize. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
4. "Gay Australian Film Claims World Prize". Star Observer. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
5. "RMIT Graduates reap in the AWGIE nominations". RMIT. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
6. "Hurt's Rescue To Be Fifth Short Backed by Iris Prize". Picture Ville. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
7. "Hurt's Rescue Makes Debut at MIFF". Kodak in Camera. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
8. "Rare screen role for Helen Morse". IF. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
9. "Grant Scicluna's Downriver Launches Pozible Campaign". The Low Down Under. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
10. "Grant Scicluna's film Downriver weaves dark tales of redemption and release". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
11. "Victorian Films to debut at Toronto". Creative Victoria. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
12. "Young Australians in Film: Grant Scicluna". Buro. Retrieved 9 April 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
13. "Breaking Glass Acquires US Rights to LGBT Thriller 'Downriver'". Indiewire. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
14. "TLA Releasing Downriver". TLA Releasing. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
15. "Winners". Iris Prize. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
16. "IT GETS BETTER 'Transgender Movie' Tops Madrid Lesbian, Gay and Transsexual Film Festival". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
17. "Past Winners". St Kilda Film Festival. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
18. "Screening Details". St Kilda Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
19. "2012 Winners". Australian Screen Editors. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
20. "My Queer Career 2013 Short Film Competition Winners". MetroScreen. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
21. "RMIT Graduates reap in the AWGIE nominations". RMIT. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
22. "Media Releases 2012 Four Australian short films selected for Berlinale 2012". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
23. "The Wilding nominated for Teddy Award at Berlin Film Festival". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
24. "Five Aussie films to get world premieres at Sydney Film Festival". Mumbrella. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
25. "We are excited to announced the finalists in the 15th Screen Producers Australia Awards". Screen Producers Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
26. "Winners". Iris Prize. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
27. "Winners". Iris Prize. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

• Grant Scicluna at IMDb