Glenn Triggs (born 1 April 1983) is an Australian

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, producer,

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and

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. He has directed films such as ''The Comet Kids'' (2017), ''41'' (2012), ''Apocalyptic'' (2014) and ''Dreams of Paper & Ink'' (2022). Triggs grew up in the eastern suburbs of

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. In his final year of

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, Triggs's first attempt at a feature film, ''No One'', was selected for the

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awards. Triggs studied film and television at the

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in 2003 at the age of 19 and went on to write, produce and direct over 40

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s and six

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s independently, including ''Cinnamon Rain'' (2001), ''The Babyslitter'' (2003) and ''Lunar'' (2005).

Filmography

* ''Father Jacob Trilogy'' (1998; 3 shorts x 5min each). * ''The War'' (1999; 6 minutes) * ''The Fisherman'' (2000; 5 minutes) * ''Trepidation'' (2000; 7 minutes) * ''The Next Night'' (2000; 14 minutes) * ''No One'' (2000; 53 minutes) * ''Cinnamon Rain'' (2001; 60 minutes) * ''How to Make a Horror Movie'' (2001; 8 minutes) * ''The Babyslitter'' (2002; 10 minutes) * ''Tickets'' (2002; 8 minutes) * ''The Follow'' (2004; 65 minutes) * ''Lunar'' (2005; 23 minutes – 16mm) * ''Cinemaphobia'' (2010; 82) * ''41'' (2012; 86 minutes) * ''Apocalyptic'' (2013; 83 minutes) * ''Sonnigsburg'' TV series - (Director/Editor - 1 episode) * ''The Comet Kids'' (2017; 92 minutes) * ''Dreams of Paper and Ink'' (2022; 77 minutes) * ''Bakhtak: The Sleep Demon' - In Development * ''Bad Movie'' - In Development * ''The Dark Epic'' - In Development * ''Ancestry Road''- In Development * ''Video Galaxy'' - In Development

Awards / Festivals

''No-One''

* Top Arts (Australia) Finalist (2001)

''Lunar''

* Los Angeles Short Film Festival (USA) Finalist (2005)

''Cinemaphobia''

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(Australia) Official Selection (2010)

''41''

* Las Vegas Film Festival (USA) Golden Ace Award (2012) * Made in Melbourne Film Festival (Australia) * Maverick Movie Awards (New York, USA) ** Winner: Best Original Score ** Nominated: Best Actor ** Nominated: Best Supporting Actress ** Nominated: Best Director ** Nominated: Best Screenplay * Rhode Island Film Festival (USA) ** Winner: Best Film

''Apocalyptic''

* MonsterFest (Australia) Official Selection (2013) * Mauvis Genre (France) Official Selection (2013) * British Horror Film Festival (UK) Official Selection (2014) * Winner: Best Film * Melbourne Underground Film Festival (Australia) Official Selection (2014) * British Horror Film Festival (UK) Winner - Best Feature (2014) * BUT Film Festival (NL) - Official Selection (2014)

''The Comet Kids''

* Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival - Official Selection (2019)

''Dreams of Paper & Ink''

* Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival - Official Selection (2021)

Sources

* http://digital-retribution.com/features/10/ID100302.php * http://www.cultprojections.com/interviews/qa-with-glenn-triggs http://www.ukhorrorscene.com/apocalyptic-2014-dvd-review/ * http://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2014/03/11/trailer-apocalyptic/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20140828170625/http://darkepic.net/press.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140904060655/http://filmink.com.au/news/movies-amp-magic-tricks/ * http://thecrat.com/movie-reviews/adam-says-41-is-the-greatest-film-of-all-time/ * http://screen-space.squarespace.com/features/2012/4/25/glenn-triggs-hotel-rooms-and-time-travel.html * http://www.innersense.com.au/mif/triggs.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Triggs, Glenn 1983 births Living people Australian screenwriters Australian directors Australian film editors