Director, Writer and Producer at AFIN

Biography

Penny is a storyteller at heart who begain her career as an actor in the theatre before she discovered her passion for filmmaking. Penny's first short film "God Knows & She Won't Tell" was screened at the Brisbane International Film Festival in 1995 and was awarded Most original Script at the New Queensland Filmmaker Awards. Penny was a state finalist for Young Australian of the year and she recieved an Outstanding Achievement Award from Canberra fror her documentary work in the 1990's. In addition to her Independent work, Penny has 8 years of experience in production management and 7 years freelancing as a writer. Trust Frank is Penny's debut as a director of drama and is her first independent project in over 15 years.