Big Bad Bruno loves the sci fi, comedy and/or horror genres! But he doesn't do clichéd. Weird? Always. Wacky? Often. Wonderful? He likes to think so. No, Big Bad Bruno never does clichéd. That's probably why he won 50 screenplay awards in 2023 alone.
Dr Bruno Starrs is a semi-retired academic in film studies and English literature who has lectured at universities in Australia, Brunei, China, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. A prolific Indigenous Australian novelist, playwright and screenwriter, he has won many awards for his creative writing. Bruno Starrs is occasionally confused with US singer Bruno Mars - Surprisingly, given the writer is the Over 60s Mr Australia bodybuilding champion and almost twice the size of the US pop star! And not that it matters, Bruno Starrs actually uses his real name ...
Best Feature Script/Screenplay
Pheromone City
2 11 17 International Film Festival
2024
Best Feature Script/Screenplay
Pheromone City
Turkey Golden Wolf Film Awards
2024
Best Feature Screenplay
Pheromone City
Madras Independent Film Festival
2024
Best Feature Script Screenplay
Pheromone City
Egypt Independent Film Festival
2024
Best Script
Pheromone City
Reels International Film Festival
2024
Winner, 'Best Feature Script'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Golden Fern Film Awards
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Navy International Film Festival
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Sittannavassal International Film Festival
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Thilsri International Film Festival
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Santa Dev International Film Festival
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Indian Independent Film Festival
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Indo Singapore International Film Festival
Singapore
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Middle East International Film Festival
Middle East
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Close Film Festival
Azerbaijan
2023
Winner, 'Best Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Daegu International Film Festival 2023
South Korea
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
India
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Goldfish International Film Festival
India
2023
Selected, 'Best Feature Screenplay'.
Pheromone City
Inferno International Film Festival
2023
Finalist, 'Best Screenplay'
Pheromone City
Melbourne Cineverse Film Festival
2023
Winner, 'Best Script (Unproduced Work)'
Pheromone City
Vesuvius International Film Fest
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script'
Pheromone City
World Film Carnival Singapore
2023
Winner, 'Best Original Screenplay'
Pheromone City
Filmzen International Film Competition
2023
Winner, 'Best Screenplay'
Pheromone City
Brisbane Indie Film Festival
Brisbane, Australia
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Nitiin International Flim Festival
2023
Finalist, 'Script Buzz'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Film Buzz Festival London
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Caravan International Film Festival
2023
Winner, 'Best Feature Script Screenplay'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Navy International Film Festival
2023
Finalist, 'Best Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Brisbane Indie Film Festival
Australia
2022
Finalist, 'Best Feature Screenplay'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Changing Face International Film Festival
Australia
2022
Winner, 'Best Screenplay' and 'Best Writer'
Invasion Day Mk II: A Blackfella Love Story
Hybrid Genre Australia: Melbourne Film Awards
Australia
2022
Winner, 'Industry Mentorship'
Pheromone City
The Queensland Writers Centre's "Scriptable"
2022
Finalist, 'Best Screenplay'
Pheromone City
New York Cinematography Awards
2021
Selected, 'Best Horror Screenplay (Feature)'
Pheromone City
A Night of Horror International Film Festival
2020
Winner, 'Best Feature Script'
Pheromone City
Diabolical Horror film Festival
2019
Selected, 'Best Feature Script'.
Pheromone City
Bloodstained Indie Film Festival
2019
Semi-Finalist, 'Best Feature Screenplay'
Pheromone City
Australia Independent Film Festival
2019
Finalist, 'Best Feature Script'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Diabolical Horror Film Festival
2019
Finalist, 'Best Screenplay'
Attack of the Horny Killer Monkeys!
Changing Face International Film Festival
2019
College
Queensland University of Technology
PhD in Film Studies
20062009
College
University of Melbourne
Master of Creative Arts
20022004
College
Bond University
Master of Film Studies
19992000
College
James Cook University
Bachelor of Theatre with Honours
19941998
College
Curtin University
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science
19871990
College
Australian National University
Bachelor of Science
19801986
High School
Queanbeyan High School
Higher School Certificate
19731979
Birth Date
October 6, 1962
Birth City
Adelaide
Current City
Brisbane
Hometown
Canberra
Height
175 cm
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Indigenous Australian
Eye Color
Brown
Married To
No-one, thankfully. Ha ha!
Children
None, thankfully. Ha ha!
Bruno Starrs won his first bodybuilding title (the Novice Mr ACT) in 1983 and his most recent (the Over 60s Mr Australia) in 2022.
Big Bad Bruno loves the sci fi, comedy and/or horror genres! But he doesn't do clichéd. Weird? Always. Wacky? Often. Wonderful? He likes to think so. No, Big Bad Bruno never does clichéd. That's probably why he won 50 screenplay awards in 2023 alone.
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