Person
Colin Cairnes
Directing · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Colin Cairnes is approximately one half of the Cairnes Brothers writing/directing duo. Col and Cam's debut feature, 100 Bloody Acres (starring Damon Herriman and Angus Sampson) was released in 2013 to rave reviews with Matt Zoller-Seitz at rogerebert.com calling it "the best low budget horror-comedy since Shaun of the Dead". The film won the Midnight X-treme Award at the Sitges Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Sampson) at the 2013 AACTAs - Australia's Academy Awards.
Known for
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Producer
Late Night with the Devil
Writer
Under One Roof
Director
True Story with Hamish & Andy
Director
Parental Guidance
Director
How to Stay Married
Director
Fancy Boy
Director
Lake Mungo Revisited
Self
Warren and Hal
Director
Scare Campaign
Director
Filmography
- 2025Lake Mungo RevisitedSelf
- 2024Night Owls Episode 335Director
- 2024Late Night with the DevilWriter
- 2019ScoutExecutive Producer
- 2019Dark PlaceExecutive Producer
- 2019Killer NativeExecutive Producer
- 2019Vale LightExecutive Producer
- 2019The ShoreExecutive Producer
- 2019FoeExecutive Producer
- 2018How to Stay MarriedDirector
- 2017True Story with Hamish & AndyDirector
- 2016Fancy BoyDirector
- 2016Scare CampaignDirector
- 2015MadeleineWriter
- 2014Warren and HalDirector
- 2012100 Bloody AcresDirector
- 2009Celestial AvenueWriter
- 2008Beggar's BeliefDirector
- 2007Parental GuidanceDirector
- 2002They Shoot Hostages, Don't They?The Bird
- 2001One Shot WonderSelf
- 2001Brand New TowkayDirector
- 1997Phua Chu Kang Pte LtdProducer
- 1995Under One RoofDirector
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