About

 
 

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND…

Joel Kohn is an AACTA award winning writer, director and producer with a strong focus on making high-end, commercial stories for international audiences.

A graduate of RMIT (Masters of Communication), Joel’s extensive industry training includes a Screen Australia funded director’s attachment with Oscar winner Anthony Minghella on his film Cold Mountain. More recently, Joel spent 6-weeks in Tasmania for a Film Victoria placement on the STAN/Starz drama series The Gloaming, under the wing of Greg Mclean (Wolf Creek), and directed parts of 2nd unit.

With a background in advertising, Joel has made commercials for premium brands such as Johnnie Walker, Samsonite and Dan Murphys. In addition to his TV credits, directing on show’s like Season 3 of the hit series The Saddle Club, he has also directed a host of short films that have been recognised around the world; from the Tropfest finalist Here Today, to large-scale adventure short Gravediggers, and his ‘Raw Nerve’ film Dinner 4 Three, which also screened on ABC.

In 2017, Joel was selected for the Screen Producers Association “Ones to Watch” program and won the emerging producer/SBS development award for his sci-fi project “SEEKER”, which landed him a ‘first-look’ development deal with the network.

His latest short film, The Mirror, was a recipient of the Jewish International Film Festival film fund and won Best Short Film at the 2020 AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema Television and Arts) awards. It began as a script finalist in the Holly Shorts Film Festival screenplay competition - making the top 10 out of 1000’s of entries. The film has screened at over 40 festivals around the world, including the St Louis International Film Festival (where it won the Audience Award – Best Short Narrative), and also made it into the Academy Awards long list for 2021.

Joel is currently developing an exciting slate of film and TV projects through his company Screen Invaders, working with established partners like Fremantle, Boat Rocker and AGC Studios.

IMDB link: Joel Kohn