Colin Cairnes

Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes, filmmaking brothers from Melbourne, Australia, have made numerous short films that have been screened at festivals throughout the world. Their greatest success so far has been with the short comedy Celestial Avenue (2009), which received numerous awards at smaller festivals and was shown at Slamdance, the prestigious American festival of independent film. Their other works include One Shot Wonder (2001), They Shoot Hostages Don’t They (2002), This Is Melbourne... Wow! (2005) and Beggar’s Belief (2008). In 2008, the Cairnes brothers participated in an Australian Film Commission support program for works in development; the resulting screenplay for 100 Bloody Acres won the main horror award at the prestigious Slamdance Writing Competition.

48. MFF Karlovy Vary