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Recognised as one of Australia’s pre-eminent directors Glendyn Ivin is known for his visually striking and emotionally powerful storytelling. 

Glendyn first gained recognition with his short film CRACKER BAG which won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.

Since then, he has directed feature films, television dramas and television commercials.

Glendyn’s feature film credits include LAST RIDE, starring Hugo Weaving which Glendyn was awarded Best New Narritive Director at the Abu Dhabi Internationial Film Festival and PENGUIN BLOOM, for producers Made Up Stories and starring Naomi Watts which was nominated for Best Film and Best Direction at the 2020 AACTA Awards.

For television, Glendyn’s credits include PUBERTY BLUES Series 1 and 2, for which Glendyn was set up director, winning the AACTA award for Best TV Drama Series; the 7 part World War I drama GALLIPOLI starring Kodi Smit-McPhee; THE BEAUTIFUL LIE starring S