Hello!

I am an Australian director, screenwriter, and producer from Bondi Beach.

My short film work has screened and won awards at SXSW Sydney, Adelaide Film Festival, Flickerfest, Gold Coast Film Festival, Hawai’i International Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival, ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto, Emerge Film Festival of Maine, and Richard Harris International Film Festival. My feature screenplay PILL MILL, a thriller about the opioid pharmaceutical industry, appeared in the trending top ten on the Black List in 2020.

I have worked in the film industry in both Australia and Canada, and currently work at Jungle Entertainment in Sydney as well as teaching and mentoring at Australia’s national film school, the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

When I’m not watching movies you can find me surfing at Bondi.

Education

2020-21 Master of Arts: Screen
Australian Film Television and Radio School

2022 Industry Short Course: Working with Actors
Australian Film Television and Radio School

2021 Industry Short Course: Directing Intensive
Australian Film Television and Radio School

2011-2013 Bachelor of Laws / Diploma of Legal Practice
University of Newcastle

2007-2010 Bachelor of Arts (Hons): Creative Writing and Film Studies
University of Newcastle

Contact

0401 535 061
olsen.charles@gmail.com
charles.olsen@student.aftrs.edu.au
www.instagram.com/olsencharles