Darrell Giles – Filmmaker
This will give you an overview of my career path to date… my 29-year career path.

It was 1993, and a newly divorced bloke decided to use his fresh start to reset his life. “I will become the filmmaker I was destined to be!”

The Australian Film TV and Radio School were 20 years old but only took a handful of directing students each year. I needed a show reel to apply. Naturally, I joined an acting class. After a few sessions, I started writing short film scripts, hired some gear, and invited my classmates to be my cast. I invented my own Film School, to teach myself film directing, writing, producing, editing, and sound, and wardrobe… you get the idea?

I made a dozen films in the next few years. I entered them all in Tropfest, the world’s biggest short film festival, and any others I could find.

Eventually, I made a psychological thriller, “I Can Help?”. It won second place at the Eyescream Film Festival 2003.

During this time, I still needed work to pay the rent. So, I went into stand-up comedy. I have been writing, performing, and producing live comedy since 1994.

During the 2000s I completed the following short courses at the Australian Film TV and Radio School: Writing a Screenplay, Writing for TV, Producing for Screen, and Directing for Screen.

I currently have a feature screenplay, and six episodes of a sitcom, with a bible, ready to go.

Still doing stand-up too, of course. Looking to sell my scripts and find work as a screenwriter.