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
Late Night with the Devil
Writer
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Producer
True Story with Hamish & Andy
Director
How to Stay Married
Director
Parental Guidance
Director
Under One Roof
Director
Fancy Boy
Director
Scare Campaign
Director
100 Bloody Acres
Writer
They Shoot Hostages, Don't They?
The Bird
Filmography
- 2025Lake Mungo RevisitedSelf
- 2024Night Owls Episode 335Director
- 2024Late Night with the DevilWriter
- 2019ScoutExecutive Producer
- 2019Dark PlaceExecutive Producer
- 2019Vale LightExecutive Producer
- 2019Killer NativeExecutive Producer
- 2019FoeExecutive Producer
- 2019The ShoreExecutive Producer
- 2018How to Stay MarriedDirector
- 2017True Story with Hamish & AndyDirector
- 2016Fancy BoyDirector
- 2016Scare CampaignDirector
- 2015MadeleineWriter
- 2014Warren and HalProducer
- 2012100 Bloody AcresWriter
- 2009Celestial AvenueDirector
- 2008Beggar's BeliefDirector
- 2007Parental GuidanceDirector
- 2002They Shoot Hostages, Don't They?The Bird
- 2001One Shot WonderSelf
- 2001Brand New TowkayProducer
- 1997Phua Chu Kang Pte LtdProducer
- 1995Under One RoofDirector
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