Career Summary
Jason is a writer-director of Greek-Cypriot and Austrian/Slovenian descent who works across film, television and short-form content. A graduate of VCA directing and RMIT screenwriting, his short films have screened at Academy-accredited festivals worldwide.
Jason is currently co-creator-writer-director of short-form comedy series ‘Arguments with My Mum’ for Different Films and in 2020, along with writing partner Tanya Farley, was a finalist in the American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest for their feature ‘A Citizen’ which in 2019 also made The Aussie List, an initiative of The Black List, Warner Bros Pictures and Veerhuis Pictures.
As a director, Jason undertook a director’s placement on AMC/Sony series ‘Preacher’ in 2019 and in 2016 he was director’s attachment to David Caesar on feature ‘Nowhere Boys: Book of Shadows’. Jason was a writer and script editor on series four of NBCU/Matchbox series ‘Nowhere Boys’ and has been a finalist and shortlisted for three Sundance Screenwriters Labs.
Professional Credits
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2019, Preacher, International, TV Series /, 10x60mins, AMC / Sony, Director's Assistant /
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2018, Nowhere Boys, Domestic, Children's /, TV Series, 13x30mins, Matchbox Pictures, Script Editor / Writer /
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2016, Nowhere Boys: The Book Of Shadows, Domestic, Feature Films /, 80mins, Matchbox Pictures, Director's Assistant /
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2014, Royal Commission Campaign, Domestic, Factual / Documentary /, 6x5mins, Brave Films, Writer /
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2010, Push Up, Domestic, Short Film, 17mins, Simsion Projects, Director / Editor / Producer /
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2009, Where The Wild Things Are, International, Feature Films /, 101mins, Warner Bros, Production Assistant /
Festivals, Awards, Nominations
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2020, American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest, Finalist, USA, A CITIZEN
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2019, The Aussie List, The Blacklist, Warner Bros Pictures, Veerhius Pictures, USA / Australia, A CITIZEN
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2019, Sundance Film Festival, Shortlisted for Sundance Screenwriters Lab, USA, A CITIZEN
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2018, Sundance Film Festival, Finalist for Sundance Screenwriters Lab, USA, FEUD
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2016, Sundance Film Festival, Shortlisted for Sundance Screenwriters Lab, USA, NO MAN IS INNOCENT
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2016, AWG/Open Channel Writer's Competition, Shortlisted, AUSTRALIA, CELL JOB
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2016, AWG TV Primetime Competition, Longlisted, AUSTRALIA, SONS OF SEPTEMBER
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2011, Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA, SNAKE
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2011, St Kilda Film Festival, AUSTRALIA, SNAKE
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2011, St Kilda Film Festival, AUSTRALIA, WALTZING
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2010, Flickerfest, AUSTRALIA, PUSH UP
Professional Memberships
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Australian Writers' Guild
Education & Other Accreditation
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Victorian College of the Arts, Bachelor of Film & Television, Directing
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RMIT, Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting
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The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Commerce
Direct URL
https://vicscreen.vic.gov.au/choose-victoria/industry-directory/15191/jason-christou