Trent O'Donnell is an Australian director, producer and

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Career

O'Donnell is a television director and co-owner of the production company

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. 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

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(ABC) television station

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. O'Donnell also directed the acclaimed ''

The Chaser's 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

. 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 Phi ...

'', 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 ''The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting'' was a six-part sketch comedy series produced by Australian production house Jungleboys. It first aired in Australia on ABC TV on 3 April 2013. Cast * Craig Anderson * Damon Herriman * D ...

'', 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

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Film Festival in 2002.

Recognition

'' won several AFI Awards for Best Comedy. 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 company ...

, were awarded the Fred Parsons Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Comedy at the

AWGIE Awards The AWGIE Awards are annual awards given by the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), for excellence in screen, television, stage, and radio writing. History The AWGIE awards were conceived in 1967, with the first event being held in 1968. Bettina ...

2022.

Filmography

References

External links

*
Jungleboys website

Tropfest
1976 births Australian television directors Australian screenwriters Living people Mass media people from Sydney {{screenwriter-stub