Charles Williams is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2018 short film All These Creatures (2018), which won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, and his acclaimed feature film debut Inside starring Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis.
Life and career
Williams grew up in country Victoria. At the age of 19, he made his first short film I Can’t Get Started, which won the Best Director award at Tropfest Film Festival.Charles Williams IMDb IMDb.com He went on to write and direct short films The Cow Thief, Home and All These Creatures which screened at over 180 international film festivals and went on to win more than 60 international awards including the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Short Film.
In 2023, he wrote, directed and co-produced Inside starring Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Tammy Macintosh and Toby Wallace.
The film was theatrically released in 2025 to critical acclaim, winning Best Film, Best Lead Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Director at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards as well as Best Original Feature Film Screenplay at the 2025 Australian Writers' Guild Awards.
The film made its North American premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival followed by a US Theatrical release on June 20.
Filmography
Feature films YearFilmRoleRef.2024InsideDirector, Writer, Producer
Short film YearFilmRoleRef.2002I Can't Get StartedDirector, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer2003Ain't Got No JazzProducer, Editor2006The Cow ThiefDirector, Writer, Producer2010There Had Better Be BloodDirector, Writer, Producer2015Happy with BearProducer2015HomeDirector, Producer, Editor2016HomebodiesProducer2018All These CreaturesDirector, Writer, Producer
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