Jessica B
Australian screenwriter, producer and director at Truth is Love productions
Director, Screenwriter, Documentary Filmmaker, Editor, Music Composer, Musician and Producer
Canberra, Australia
February 2021
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About Jessica
Jess is a screenwriter, producer and director from Australia with a background in broadcast journalism and communications.
In 2023 she is directing and producing a 30 minute supernatural thriller short film set in the Australian bush, 'Animal' starring Karen Vickery, Isabelle Faure and Michael Sparks. #animalfilmaus @animalfilmaus
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000001NFtx/...
2022 saw four of her projects funded for early development: kids animated comedy series Terry the Canary; family comedy feature Summer Camp; limited series VOC (drama); and feature film Leona (drama); and a feature project Unchained Melody selected for the top ten in Screenworks ‘New Voices’ romantic comedy initiative.
She was recently shortlisted for Screen Producers Australia 'Pitch on Demand' 2022.
For the past 15 years Jess has worked in storytelling roles, collaborating with media professionals to share real-life stories and create content with reach. Her film work is grounded in years of live, news and factual content creation; seeking to capture the essence of the living moment. She seeks to share connection through truthful storytelling.
Jess is a member of the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), Screen Producers Australia (SPA) and the Australian Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism - Broadcast) from Charles Sturt University and recently completed a Directing Intensive with the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) Screen Canberra's Screen Pod (2020 - 2023), Alli Parker's Script Coordinator Workshop, Tim Ferguson’s comedy writing masterclass, and production courses with SPA and Ruby Entertainment.
Jess lives in Canberra with her children and menagerie of weird pets.
Follow half hour short film Animal:
FB: @animalfilmaus
Insta: @animalfilmaus
Support through the Australian Cultural Fund:
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000001NFtx/...
Unique traits: Writes every day.
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Loglines
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Indifference Fantasy Marion inhabits a present-day park, seen only by some passers-by, until the poet who wrote her and the spirit of poetry try to get her back to the place she belongs. A dream-like exploration of the creative realm.
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Open Mic Night Horror ⋄ Comedy 2 comedians battle for laughs in a bizarre theatre...before it emerges that they're Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, trapped in theatrical purgatory.
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Young and Free Comedy Absurdist satire sketch comedy series about surveillance capitalism, the nanny-police state, robots and screen obsession.
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Unchained Melody Romance ⋄ Comedy They meet. They fall in love. They don't get together. Are they fighting 'fate' - or better off with something different?
Credits
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ANIMAL (
2022 - 2024 )
Film by Truth is Love Director, Writer, Producer This Australian Gothic Thriller with a twist stars Karen Vickery, Isabelle Faure and Michael Sparks -
BLACK HOLE (
2022 )
Film (short) by Truth is Love Director, Writer, Producer Sci-Fi arthouse short for LCA Canberra.
Education
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Screen Pod
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Women in Film and Television Mentor Her series
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Immersion Screenwriting
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Accelerator TV Pod
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BA Journalism - Broadcast, Charles Sturt University
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