Rodd Rathjen
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Rod Rathjen is an Australian film director.


Life

He was born in Colbinabbin and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2010. Rodd is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts. His final year film 'Thirst' won 'Best Directing' at the College's screening night. Rodd has continued to work as a director, most notably his short film ''Tau Seru'' (2013) was selected to screen at Cannes as part of Critic's Week and won awards including Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.


Career

His debut feature film is '' Buoyancy'', which won the Panorama Prize from the Ecumenical Jury. He hopes that the movie sheds light on Thailand's fishing industry and educates Cambodians about the risk of migration.


References

Living people 1981 births Australian film directors Victorian College of the Arts alumni People from Victoria (state) {{Australia-film-director-stub