Director and Writer at AFIN

Biography

Susanna van Aswegen is a filmmaker based on the Gold Coast, Australia. She completed her Bachelor in Film and Screen Media Production in 2016 at Griffith University and was given the opportunity to direct several projects during this time. Her graduate film ‘Red Kite’, which she wrote and directed, was her first film to undergo a festival run and had screened at festivals across the world including the Cannes Film Festival and Heart of Gold Film International Short Film Festival. ‘Red Kite’ was also awarded the inaugural Centurion Short Film Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival. ‘These Walls’ is the first short film Susanna has made since graduating from university and wishes to continue writing scripts and directing short films in her spare time between her freelance and personal film work.