Craig Behenna is a screenwriter and director with internationally produced and awarded work across feature film, animation and theatre.
Scarygirl — Animated feature. Production draft writer. Starring Sam Neill and Anna Torv. Screened at Cannes Film Festival 2024. US distribution through Viva Pictures.
One Eyed Girl — Feature film. Written with Nick Matthews. Winner, Dark Matters Jury Prize, Austin Film Festival. Released theatrically and on Netflix USA, EU and Australia.
Monkey Man — Story consultant on Dev Patel’s directorial debut for Universal / Bron Studios.
Other Development work with Flying Bark Productions (Sydney), Studio Bozzetto (Milan), POP Family Entertainment (Sydney) and companies in Australia and Los Angeles.
Figaro Pho — Lead writer, animated series. Winner, Best Children’s TV — KidScreen New York, Asian TV Awards, Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts (three continents).
OH YUCK! — Lead writer (Australia), live action/animation series, Flying Bark Productions.
Directed new works at Edinburgh Fringe, New York Clown Theatre Festival, Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe. Multiple awards including Fringe Weekly Awards (Adelaide) and Critics’ Circle and Innovation Awards.
Craig teaches screenwriting for John Yorke Story — the UK’s leading story education company, headed by former BBC Drama head John Yorke. He is currently Lecturer in Film Acting at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, with prior teaching at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) and Flinders University.
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