Kim Mordaunt is a multi-award-winning filmmaker who recently directed BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (Brouhaha Entertainment/Netflix), based on the highly successful novel by Trent Dalton. The series won Best Miniseries at both the TV Week Silver Logie Awards and the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.

THE ROCKET (2013), which Kim wrote and directed, won over 45 awards including three at Berlinale (Best Debut Feature, Crystal Bear, Amnesty International Prize); three at Tribeca (Best Narrative Feature, Best Actor, the Audience Award); the Audience Award at more than ten festivals; Best Original Screenplay at the AACTA Awards and Australian Writers’ Guild (AWGIE) Awards; and Best Film Director at the Australian Director’s Guild (ADG) Awards.

The film was released theatrically in the US and UK and was sold to over 40 countries. Similarly, his feature documentary BOMB HARVEST (2007) was theatrically released in Australia and sold to television in over 35 countries.

Kim directed the limited drama series FIRES (ABC/Matchbox), which starred Sam Worthington, Anna Torv and Eliza Scanlen. It won an AACTA Award for Best Miniseries, and the TV Week Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Miniseries.

In 2021, Kim directed (with Jocelyn Moorhouse) the drama series WAKEFIELD (Jungle Entertainment/BBC Studios/ABC). The series was nominated for 8 AACTA Awards including Best Drama Series and Best Director.

Prior to stepping behind the camera to direct, Kim worked as an actor – training at LAMDA – and a cinematographer. He is a graduate of Media Arts and Production at UTS, Sydney.

For a full CV please contact info@rgm.com.au.