About

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28
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Place of birth:
Sydney, Australia
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Megan Riakos

Overview

Megan is a filmmaker with 18 years experience in the screen industry, culminating in her debut feature Crushed. Crushed screened at festivals around the world including Montreal World Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival and Napa Valley Film Festival before completing a successful limited theatrical release in Australia and acquisitions by Channel 10 and Qantas. She combines her filmmaking with her role as co-founder of Women in Film & Television Australia where she is a vocal advocate for women in the screen industries. In 2017, Megan launched Hemlock & Cedar Films, a production company that merges these two fields of advocacy and creativity by focusing on female-led screen content. The Australian women’s horror anthology Dark Whispers Vol. 1, is the first project to be launched under the company, screening at festivals in Australia, including Cinefest Oz, Monsterfest and ScreenWave Film Festival as well as international screenings at the upcoming Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and Final Girls Berlin Film Festival in 2020. Megan is also the writer/director of an episode of the online horror series Deadhouse Dark, due for release in 2020. Megan is a graduate of the Australian Film Television & Radio School and has completed the Professional Screenwriters Program at UCLA. She is an innovative, collaborative and driven filmmaker, speaker, teacher and advocate, with an infectious enthusiasm for the art and craft of filmmaking.

Known for

Acting
2021 The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness Actor N/A
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Directing
2019 Dark Whispers - Volume 1 Directing Director 58
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2015 Crushed Directing Director 58
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2013 Blue Bird Directing Director N/A
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2012 The Shed Directing Director N/A
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2011 50-50 Directing Director 59
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2011 Making Tracks Directing Director N/A
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2010 The Eye of The Beholder Directing Director 58
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2005 Lethal Directing Second Assistant Director 58
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Writing
2019 Dark Whispers - Volume 1 Writing Writer 58
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2015 Crushed Writing Writer 58
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2015 Crushed Writing Screenplay 58
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2013 Blue Bird Writing Writer N/A
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2012 The Shed Writing Writer N/A
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2012 The Shed Writing Screenplay N/A
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2011 50-50 Writing Screenplay 59
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2011 50-50 Writing Writer 59
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2011 Making Tracks Writing Writer N/A
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2010 The Eye of The Beholder Writing Screenplay 58
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2010 The Eye of The Beholder Writing Writer 58
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Production
2019 Dark Whispers - Volume 1 Production Producer 58
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2015 Crushed Production Producer 58
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2013 Blue Bird Production Producer N/A
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2012 The Shed Production Producer N/A
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2011 Making Tracks Production Producer N/A
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Art
2007 Spider Art Art Department Assistant 60
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2005 Feed Art Property Master 58
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Crew
2019 Dark Whispers - Volume 1 Crew Creator 58
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