A B O U T
Charles Williams is an acclaimed Australian film director, writer, and producer; winner of more than 60 international awards, including Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Palme d'Or.
Growing up in a remote country town in Victoria, Australia, Charles began making short films in his teens. Since then, his films have screened at more than 200 of the world's most prestigious festivals, including Cannes, TIFF, Clermont-Ferrand, SXSW, Telluride, Tribeca, MIFF, Sydney, Hong Kong, Rotterdam and Busan. His films have also sold globally, including to Netflix and the Criterion Collection.
Charles' debut feature film, INSIDE, starring Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Tammy Macintosh and Toby Wallace was theatrically released in Australia and the US in 2025 to critical acclaim. His script won both the State Library of NSW Betty Roland Prize and the 2025 Australian Writers’ Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay.
He is an alumnus of TIFF’s Filmmaker Lab, the Golden Globes HFPA Filmmaker Residency and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®.
A W A R D S
C O N T A C T
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O T H E R S I T E S
F I L M S
' I N S I D E ' ( 2 0 2 4 )
Feature Film (OFFICIAL SITE)
Winner Australian Writers Guild, Best Original Screenplay 2025. Winner NSW Literary Awards, Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting 2025. Official Selection, Tribeca Festival 2025. Official Selection, SXSW Sydney 2024. Nominee Best Feature Bright Horizons Competition, Melbourne International Film Festival 2025. Nominee Dragon Award for Best International Feature, Göteborg Film Festival 2025.
Australian and US Theatrical Release 2025.
★★★★★ “One of the best of the year.”
Emma Vine, LOUD AND CLEAR REVIEWS
Emma Vine, LOUD AND CLEAR REVIEWS
★★★★ Critics Pick "Incredible... deeply penetrating... wrenchingly humane."
David Erlich, INDIEWIRE
David Erlich, INDIEWIRE
★★★★★ “Brutal Brilliance. Unforgettable.”
Nadine Whitney, THE CURB
Nadine Whitney, THE CURB
★★★★ "Captivating... painfully good performances"
Luke Buckmaster, THE GUARDIAN
Luke Buckmaster, THE GUARDIAN
“One of the best films I’ve seen, period.”
Ari Mattes, THE CONVERSATION
Ari Mattes, THE CONVERSATION
“Unflinching and unforgettable... You won't forget this one”
Peter Travers, THE TRAVERS TAKE
Peter Travers, THE TRAVERS TAKE
' A L L T H E S E C R E A T U R E S ' ( 2 0 1 8 )
Short Film (OFFICIAL SITE)
Winner Short Film Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 2018. Winner Best Short Film, AACTA Awards 2018. Winner Best Australian Short Film, Melbourne International Film Festival 2018. Winner Firebird Award for Best Short Film, Hong Kong Film Festival 2018. Winner Best Film Youth Competition, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018. Nominee Grand Prix, Tampere Film Festival 2018. Winner Best Short Fiction Film, Tirana International Film Festival 2018. Nominee Best Short Film, Toronto International Film Festival 2018. Nominee Best Direction in a Short Film, Australian Directors Guild 2019. Winner Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director, Sydney Film Festival 2019. Winner Dendy Award for Best Live Action Short, Sydney Film Festival 2019.
“A visually stunning tragedy. No wonder it won the Palme d’Or. It’s that good.”
ROGEREBERT.COM
ROGEREBERT.COM
“What sets Williams’ piece apart is a sense of wonder in the smallest details.”
SIGHT AND SOUND
SIGHT AND SOUND
“The most important film that we have seen to date.”
ARTSMUSE MAGAZINE
ARTSMUSE MAGAZINE