ABOUT
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.
His films have screened at more than 200 film festivals, including TIFF, Clermont-Ferrand, SXSW, Telluride, Tribeca, Rotterdam, Tampere and Busan – winning awards from the Australian Writers' Guild, the Australian Film Critics Association, AACTA (Australia’s Academy Awards), Cannes Film Festival, Tropfest, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Slamdance and Flickerfest among others.
His work has also sold globally, including to Netflix and The Criterion Collection.
In 2025, his debut feature 'INSIDE' starring Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and Vincent Miller was released theatrically in Australia and the US to critical acclaim. It was awarded Best Original Screenplay at the Australian Writers’ Guild Awards as well as Best Film, Best Lead Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Director at the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
Charles is an alumnus of TIFF’s Filmmaker Lab, the Golden Globes Film Independent Filmmaker Residency, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® (Oscars) and the founder of production company Simpatico.
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