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Colin Cairnes

Colin Cairnes

Director · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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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.

Directed 11

2020s

  1. 2024

    Night Owls Episode 335

    Director

2010s

  1. 2018

    How to Stay Married

    Director

  2. 2017

    True Story with Hamish & Andy

    Director

  3. 2016

    Fancy Boy

    Director

  4. 2012

    100 Bloody Acres

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Celestial Avenue

    Director

  2. 2007

    Parental Guidance

    Director

1990s

  1. 1997

    Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd

    Director

  2. 1995

    Under One Roof

    Director

Wrote 6

2020s

  1. 2024

    Night Owls Episode 335

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2012

    100 Bloody Acres

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Celestial Avenue

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1997

    Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd

    Writer

Produced 5

2010s

  1. 2019

    Scout

    Executive Producer

  2. Dark Place

    Executive Producer

  3. Killer Native

    Executive Producer

  4. Vale Light

    Executive Producer

1990s

  1. 1997

    Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd

    Producer

Edited 1

Appearances1

2020s

  1. 2025

    Lake Mungo Revisited

    Self