Steve Coates, AFIN adjudicator portrait.

Steve Coates

Adjudicator at AFIN

AFIN Adjudicator

Screenwriter, Producer - Australia

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Biography

With well over a decade of experience crafting intriguing and compelling stories, Stephen Coates is an accomplished screenwriter. He is a screenwriter of choice for producers looking to rewrite, elevate, and take their projects to the next level and he is in strong demand as a story consultant by many directors, producers, and other writers.

After Stephen performed a rewrite on Steven Bolia's feature 'Phoenix', Firefly Films (NZ) came onboard to produce and Indya Moore is attached to star. 'Amnesia' is set to go into production later this year with Shane Abbess directing, Highland Films and Alcyon Entertainment producing.

His latest feature 'Poker Face' was released in 2022, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, alongside Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and RZA. 'Poker Face' was Stan's best performing film for the year. His 2012 genre bending feature 'John Doe: Vigilante' has developed a cult following and is used in the curriculum and publicly screened and debated in a number of Universities around the globe.

Known for and upcoming works

  • Poker Face
  • Jack's Dad
  • John Doe: Vigilante

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