Trent O'Donnell (born 12 February 1976) is an Australian director, producer and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

Life and career

O'Donnell is a television director and co-owner of the production company Jungle. He wrote and directed the award-winning comedy series ''

Review with Myles Barlow ''Review with Myles Barlow'' is an Australian satirical black comedy television series which screened on Thursday nights on ABC2 and Friday nights on ABC 1. The series began screening on 16 October 2008. It is co-written and directed by Trent O' ...

'' – an Australian television

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comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC1. It has won several AFI Awards for Best Comedy. O'Donnell also directed the acclaimed ''

The Chasers War on Everything ''The Chaser's War on Everything'' is an Australian television satire, satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC1. It has won an Australian Film Institute Awards, Australian Film In ...

'' and the TV series '' Laid'' which all aired on ABC1. In 2012 he wrote, produced and directed ''

A Moody Christmas ''A Moody Christmas'' is an Australian television comedy series that follows the adventures of Dan Moody, who returns home from London to spend each Christmas with his dysfunctional family. It was created and written by Trent O'Donnell and Ph ...

'', a six-part drama series for the ABC TV. In 2013 he was a writer and director for '' The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting'', a sketch comedy show for the ABC TV. O'Donnell has also directed several short films, including ''Tiny Little Pieces'', which was a finalist in the prestigious Tropfest Film Festival in 2002. O'Donnell and Phil Lloyd, both from

Jungle Entertainment Jungle Entertainment (formerly known as Jungleboys), is a production company owned by Executive Producer Jason Burrows, Writer/Director Trent O'Donnell, Writer/Performer Phil Lloyd and Head of Production Chloe Rickard. The Sydney-based compan ...

, were awarded the Fred Parsons Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards 2022.

Filmography

References

External links

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Jungleboys website

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1976 births Australian television directors Australian screenwriters Living people People from Sydney {{screenwriter-stub