Charles Williams | |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
Website | charleswilliams.com.au |
Charles Williams is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2018 short film All These Creatures [1] (2018), which won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, [1] [2] and his acclaimed feature film debut Inside starring Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis. [3]
Williams grew up in country Victoria. [4] 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. [5] He went on to write and direct short films The Cow Thief, Home and All These Creatures [6] 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. [7] [8] [9]
In 2023, he wrote, directed and co-produced Inside starring Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Tammy Macintosh and Toby Wallace. [10] The film was released in Australia in February 2025 to critical acclaim and was awarded Best Original Feature Film Screenplay at the 2025 Australian Writers' Guild Awards. [10] [11] [12] [13]
The film made its North American premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival followed by a US Theatrical release on June 20. [14]