Professional career
Gest studied at the Queensland School of Film and Television, graduating with a Diploma in Film and Television in 1997. Since then, Gest's short films and documentaries have screened at variousSelected filmography
Features
*"Two Heads Creek" (2019) - Co Producer *"The Oppression" (in development) - Producer *"The Forestkind” (in development) - Producer *"What if?" (in development) – Producer TV Series The Broken Ones (in development) - ProducerDocumentary
*"Over My Dead Body" (2007) – Producer *"Roller Derby Dolls" (2008) – Producer *"Rare Chicken Rescue" (2008) – ProducerShort Film
* "The Anthesis of Man (2017) - Producer *"Ascension" (2007) – Producer *"White Song" (2006) – Supervising Producer *"Butterflies in Glass" (2006) – Supervising Producer *"The Truckdriver's Wife" (2006) – Supervising Producer *"Sleeping Awake" (2006) – Supervising Producer *"Road Kill" (2005) – Co-Producer *"Hole in the Wall" (2005) – Producer *"Security" (2005) – Producer *"The Kangaroo" (2004) – Producer *"Faithless" (2004) – Producer *"Doing the Flowers" (2003) – Executive Producer *"Plonk" (2003) – Executive Producer *"Brawn" (2003) – Executive Producer *"Other People" (2001) – Producer *"Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel" (2000) – ProducerAwards
Two Heads Creek *Audience Award - Syracuse Film Festival, NY, USA (2019)Rare Chicken Rescue
*Winner, Best Documentary – Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards (2008) *Winner, Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short – Slamdance Film Festival, Utah, USA (2009) *Nominated 5 AFI Awards – Best Film, Best Sound, Best Director, Best DOP, Best Editing (Australian Film Institute Awards) (2008) *Winner, Best Sound in a Documentary, Australian Film Institute Awards (2008) *Winner, Best Short Documentary Under 60 Minutes, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2008) *Nominated Inside Film Awards Best Documentary (2008) *Nominated ATOM Awards (Best Documentary Human Story & Best Documentary Short) (2008) *Nominated Best Documentary Wildscreen Festival UK International People and Animal Award (2008) *Finalist, Public Awards, Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) *Finalist, Official Short Film Competition, Cinequest Film Festival (USA) *Winner Silver ACS (Australian Cinematography Awards) (2008)Roller Derby Dolls
*Nominated Best Producer at the Women's Image Network USA (2008) *Nominated Best Documentary Short ATOM Awards (2008)Over My Dead Body
*Winner Prix du Jury – SCIENMA Festival of Science (2008) *Nominated Best Science Technology & Environment Awards ATOM (2008) The Anthesis of Man * Winner Best Dark Comedy Film Festival, Austin Comedy Film Festival (2017) * INDIEFEST Award of Excellence Special Mention: Short Film (2017) * 4th place International Horror Film Festival (2017) * Nominated "Best Screenplay - Lauren Ford" - St Kilda Short Film Festival (2017) * Nominated "Best Comedy Film" - St Kilda Short Film Festival (2017) * Nominated "Best Comedy Short Film" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017) * Nominated "Best Original Music" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017) * Nominated "Best Cinematography" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017)* Nominated "Best Male Actor" - Austin Comedy Short Film Festival (2017)Ascension
*Honorary Mention by the Jury – Icon Fantastic Film Festival Israel (2008) *Best Film – Tri City Independent Fan Film Festival USA (2008) *Best Aussie Film – Dereel Independent Film Festival (2008) *Best Film – Sci Fi Film Festival (2008) *Best Comedy – Casino Surf & Turf Film Festival (2008) *Best Open Film –Hole in the Wall
*Best Screenplay – Queensland Shorts Film Festival (2006) *Best Male Actor – Queensland Shorts Film Festival (2006)Other People
* WINNER- Key West IndieFest Artistic Achievement in Short Film - USA April(2003) * WINNER- Best Independent Short Film - The Education Channel's Ninth Annual Independent Film Festival, Tampa USA July (2002) * WINNER -Cinematography Award - Alternative Film Festival Italy (2002 ) *Best Independent Film – Key West IndieFest (2001) *Best Cinematography – Alternative Film Festival (2001) *Best Independent Short – Dahlonega Int Film Festival (2001)Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel
* Finalist Best Fiction Under 15 mins Dendy Awards Sydney International Film Festival (2001) * Finalist 15th Qld New Filmmakers Awards for Best Producer (2001) * Special Jury Prize – Alternative Film Festival (2000)References
External links