Christopher Kay (born 1983) is an Australian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is most known for directing and editing feature film Just Between Us (2018) which featured an ensemble cast including veteran actors Clayton Jacobson and John Jarratt and was praised for its diversity marking Kay as an innovative director. The film also received international attention, obtaining five nominations and winning the Indie Spirit Award at the New Hope Film Festival in Pennsylvania in 2019.
In 2019, he was nominated for an Australian Director's Guild award, and his short concept film Grace (2019) garnered seven international awards and nine nominations. He has previously written, directed, produced and edited several award-winning short films and webisodes across drama and comedy genres, and is head of the production company Door Hinge Films and its affiliates.
In recent years, he has changed his trajectory moving into the documentary genre, and is in production of his documentary feature Anavasi, an inspiring and cinematic look at life's often unanswerable questions through stories of trauma, deprogramming, the collective unconscious and the higher self.
Select filmography
Film +YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterEditorNotes2013Audio CommentaryWinner - Made In Melbourne Film Festival 2013 Bonus Best Film Award Winner - Melbourne Underground Film Festival Audience Favourite AwardMeterIn Competition - St Kilda Film Festival 2014 Top 100 Australian Shorts 2014Relax & Be CalmWinner - POP Film Festival 2015 Best Experimental Short2015SafeShortlisted - Tropfest 2016 Winner - Australian Cinematographer's Society 2016 Bronze Award2016First Impressions2018Just Between UsWinner - New Hope Film Festival 2019 Indie Spirit Award Nominated - New Hope Film Festival 2019 Best Narrative Feature, Best Alternative Feature, Best Foreign Film, Best Comedy
Nominated - Australian Director's Guild Awards 2019 Best Direction in a Feature Film
In Competition - AACTA Awards 2019 Best Indie Film2019GraceWinner - Los Angeles Film Awards 2020 Best Narrative Film, Best Actor, Best Actress
Winner - Top Indie Film Awards 2020 Best Short, Best Director
Nominated - Top Indie Film Awards 2020 Best Writing, Best Editing, Best Music
Winner - Hollywood North Film Awards 2020 Best Music
Nominated - Hollywood North Film Awards 2020 Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Performance, Best Supporting Performer Winner
Spotlight Short Film Awards 2020 Best Short Film
Winner - Global Shorts 2020 Award of Excellence2020Loot2025AnavasiCurrently in production
References
External links Christopher Kay Official Website