Julius Avery is a writer / director, represented by Bec Smith (UTA).
In 2005 he graduated with a Masters in Film and Television from the VCA Film & TV School.
Julius has received numerous awards including the 2008 Australian Film Institute award for Best Short Fiction, 2008 Australian Directors Guild award for Best Direction in a Short Film, 2006 IF Award for Best Australian Unproduced Screenplay and the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival Emerging Australian Filmmaker of the year.
2008 was an eventful year for Julius. He was the Jury Prize winner at the 61st Cannes Film Festival for his film “Jerrycan”, about a kid called Nathan who risks everything after he is bullied into making a life and death decision. The film also won Best Short Fiction Film at the Australian Film Institute Awards.
In 2009 “Jerrycan” has been awarded with an Honorable Mention at the Sundance Film Festival, and has also been selected for the 59th Berlin Film Festival in the Generation Kplus competition that runs from the 5th to the 15th of February. This announcement makes a rare triple achievement for a film to be selected for three of the major film festivals - Cannes, Sundance and Berlin.
“Jerrycan” will also screen at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, from the 21st of January to 1st February 2009, and has previously screened at an impressive range of film festivals around the world, including the Melbourne International Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, London Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, Uppsala Short Film Festival, the AFI (American Film Institute) Fest in Los Angeles and the Gijon Film Festival in Spain.
Julius was also recently invited by Screen Australia to attend RADAR in Los Angeles which showcased Australia's most promising directors as part of G'day USA in January, 2009. The audience comprised of 500 invited film and television industry executives, key influencers from LA's business community and Australia Week sponsors and guests.
Julius said “Jerrycan’ is resonating all around the world. I now really feel there is audience out there for the kind of films I want to make. It has given me a lot of confidence going into my first feature.”
Jerrycan Trailer
The Tank Trailer
End Of Town Trailer
