Breathe and Believe
Riley Sugars is a Melbourne-based filmmaker, who works as a director, producer and writer.
In 2023, he served as Producer and Assistant Director on feature film Lenore, which is currently in Post Production, as well as serving as a Series Producer on four part comedy series 'Til You Make It and producer on short film For My Mother.
His 2022 foray into comedy, Hatchback, was a festival hit, playing at over 20 festivals and awarded him Best Director at CineFest OZ 2022. The film opened both St Kilda Film Festival and Perth Revelations International Film Festival, and was nominated for Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) for Best Short Film.
Riley also served as a Producer and festival strategist for Ashes (2023), which was also nominated for Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) for Best Short Film.
His period drama Rabbits (2019) was an Official Selection at the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival. He has many short film festival screenings and awards in short international film festivals - in both the USA and the UK.
Riley worked on the Australian feature film Wog Boys Forever (2022), Sundance Award winner Shayda (2023) as well as multiple Australian Reality TV shows, features and narrative television.
He hopes one day to make feature films himself.
Official Selection
Hatchback
Stellar Short Film Festival
Langwarrin
2023
Winner - 2nd Prize
Hatchback
Peninsula Film Festival
Rosebud
2023
Offical Selection
Hatchback
Victoria Film Festival
Victoria
2023
Offical Premiere
Hatchback
Oxford International Film Festival
Oxford
2022
Official Selection
Hatchback
Bushwick Film Festival
Brooklyn
2022
Nominee - Best Short Film
Hatchback
Australian Academy of Film Television Awards (AACTA)
Sydney
2022
Official Selection
Hatchback
Brisbane International Film Festival
Brisbane
2022
Official Selection
Hatchback
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Savannah
2022
Official Selection
Hatchback
San Diego International Film Festival
San Diego
2022
Out of Competition
Hatchback
Port Shorts
Port Douglas
2022
Official Selection, Nominee - Young Filmmaker of the Year
Hatchback
Byron Bay International Film Festival
Byron Bay
2022
Finalist - Best Short Film, Official Selection
Hatchback
POCO Film Festival
Ballarat
2022
Winner - Best Director, Nominee - Best Actor (Jackson Tozer)
Hatchback
CineFest Oz Film Festival
Busselton
2022
Official Selection (Opening Night)
Hatchback
Revelations Perth International Film Festival
Perth
2022
Official Selection (Opening Night)
Hatchback
St Kilda Film Festival
Melbourne
2022
Official Selection
Rabbits
Nottingham International Film Festival
Nottingham
2019
Official Selection
Rabbits
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York
2019
BEST STUDENT FILM
Rabbits
OzSnax Film Awards
Melbourne
2019
Official Selection
Hatchback
Reel Good Film Festival
Melbourne
Official Selection
Hatchback
Cinefest Albany
Albany
Winner - Best Short Film Actor (Jackson Tozer)
Hatchback
Capricorn Film Festival
Official Selection
Hatchback
Gold Coast Film Festival
Gold Coast
Winner - Best Comedy - National
Hatchback
Canberra Film Festival
Canberra
Hometown
Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Breathe and Believe
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