After discovering he was no good at sport, he embraced his love for movies and it’s paying off!

He began directing short films whilst studying a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Screen at Flinders University in 2009. It’s there he began collaborating with with his co-directing and producing partner, Brendon Skinner. They have now co-directed two internationally recognised short films. After receiving numerous official selections, Toot Toot (2010) is now being distributed internationally.

In 2009, the pair established Short Focus Films, in Adelaide.

Along with directing and producing for their clients they are also developing an Australian-Chinese coproduction feature film, after securing a Chinese investment partner in 2012.

Simon’s watched Mrs Doubtfire too many times to count.

He graduated a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Screen Studies from Flinders University in 2009. It was there that he formed a co-directing partnership with Simon Williams.

After founding Short Focus Films to facilitate production of their award-winning short films and corporate film services they were brought into an intensive mentorship with one of Australia’s leading Producers; Mario Andreacchio of AMPCO Films. The mentorship focusses on accelerated learning, centred around the development of Brendon and Simon’s first feature film.

Brendon’s seen Spielberg’s Hook at least 30 times.

After working on several short films as a part of the production team, Short Focus Films saw her great potential in her positive attitude, and her ability to bring people together.They quickly snapped her up and she joined the team in 2011.

She loves the journey each film project takes her on, and she’s energised by people, and bringing them together.

As a child, she watched The Sound of Music enough to wear out the VHS!

StudyingCreative Writing at the University of Adelaide, and writing for print,radio and film, Ben has devoted himself to an understanding of how all stories are born, told and shared.

For Ben, the evolutionary journey from concept through script toscreen makes cinema the most challenging, collaborative and technicalway to tell stories – but still the most fantastical and rewarding.

Ben has watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade many, many times.

Tom is an exciting talent with an eye for fresh design. He has diversity beyond his years, with experience in Illustration, Animation, Broadcast, Print, Online & Street Art.

Having worked closely with SFF from our beginnings, we officially welcomed Tom onto the team in 2013.

As part of the SFF team, Megan produced three internationally recognised short films, all of which were integral in establishing the SFF brand.

Megan’s now busy working in the production office of feature films around Australia. Her work often leads her far away from home, but she’s always close to our hearts!

She’s seen What About Bob at least 30 times.