Renée Webster is a filmmaker from
Western Australia. She is known for her direction work on several TV series, including ''
The Heights'', and on
television commercials. Her first feature film, ''
How to Please a Woman
''How to Please a Woman'' is a 2022 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Renée Webster, starring Sally Phillips, Caroline Brazier, Erik Thomson, Tasma Walton and Alexander England.
Plot Summary
When Gina Henderson ( Sally Phillips) is fir ...
'', was released in 2022.
Career
Webster's short films ''Scoff'' (2003) and ''Edgar and Elizabeth'' (2007) were screened in film festivals worldwide and garnered awards.
Her career in television started in
Western Australia with direction work the
children's television series ''
Streetsmartz'', which aired from 2005 to 2007. This was followed by directing three episodes of ''
Marx and Venus
''Marx and Venus'' was an Australian television comedy series broadcast on SBS TV. Set in Perth, Western Australia, the program was about two flatmates; John Marx, played by Bryce Youngman and Venus Hoy, played by Rhoda Lopez. Originally Emm ...
'' (2007–8).
She was set-up director
on five episodes of the children's TV series ''
Itch'', which aired in 2020,
[ and directed 11 episodes across both seasons of ''The Heights'' (2019–2020), both on ABC Television.][
She also directs television commercials, including for Lotterywest and Western Power, and documentaries.][
She directed and wrote the screenplay for her first feature film, a comedy entitled ''How to Please a Woman'', starring Sally Phillips and Erik Thomson. After screening at ]Perth International Arts Festival
Perth Festival, named Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) between 2000 and 2017, and sometimes referred to as the Festival of Perth, is Australia's longest-running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia. The program features ...
, the WA Made Film Festival and a gala night at Luna Cinemas in Perth,[ the film opened around Australia in May 2022 to generally positive reviews.]
Awards
*2007: Nomination, AWGIE Award, for the short film ''Edgar and Elizabeth''
*2008: Winner, West Australian Screen Awards, Best Short Film Screenwriting, for ''Edgar and Elizabeth''
*2008: Winner, WOW Film Festival, Best Australian Fiction (Comedy), for ''Edgar and Elizabeth''
*2020: Nomination, Australian Directors Guild Awards
The Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) is an industry guild representing the interests of film, television, commercials and digital media directors, including documentary makers and animators, throughout Australia. With its headquarters in Sydn ...
for best direction for '' The Heights''
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian women film directors
Australian film directors