about meeee
Annabel Newland is a Screenwriter/Director born and raised in Australia. She graduated from the Australian Film Television Radio School with a Bachelor of Arts: Film Production degree in 2022. She was the 2023 recipient of the American Australian Association Arts Fund and is now completing her Masters in Screenwriting at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.
Along with her studies, Annabel is working as a Development Intern at Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s production company Square Peg (Midsommar, Hereditary.) Whilst in Australia, Annabel worked on Converse’s 2022 PRIDE Campaign and wrote for multiple online publications including Side-Note and Axiomatic Magazine.
She wrote and directed her graduate film SWEET, which was accepted into festivals globally including TIWFF, ECU, and The Perfect Light Film Festival. She worked for Causeway Films (The Babadook, Talk to Me, You Won’t be Alone) on their latest feature film THE MOOGAI, that recently premiered at Sundance in 2024.
Annabel hopes to continue developing stories that helm complex female characters, focussing on representation on screen and exploring the beauty in the monotony of everyday life.