Riley Blakeway is an Australian-born, award-winning writer/director based between Australia and EU. His narrative films, commercials, and music videos have screened at festivals worldwide including MIFF, SXSW, the UKMVAs, Raindance, Ciclope and The New Orleans Film Festival. His work has been featured by the likes of The New York Times, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, NPR, Rolling Stone and The Los Angeles Times.

Riley’s recent narrative short, A Thousand Odd Days—starring Tom Wilson and Angie Milliken—premiered at the 72nd Melbourne International Film Festival and won Best Director at both Flickerfest and St Kilda in 2025 as well as earning him a ‘Rising Talent’ selection from Inside Film Magazine. His most recent short INFINIT3 starring Sophie Wilde premiered at the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival and landed him a place in the MIFF Accelerator Lab, supporting filmmakers moving from shorts to features.

Riley’s pitch at accelerator attracted the attention of Bec Smith of Anonymous Content who signed Riley and is now partnering in producing his debut feature film.

RECENT CV:
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Winner — 'Best Short Film' — Poco Film Festival (2026)
Winner — 'Innovation Award' — St Kilda International Film Festival (2026)
Shortlist — ‘Casting’ & ‘Soundtrack’ — Award Awards (2026)
Shortlist — 'Best Short Film', Flying High Category — 1.4 Awards (2026)
Rising Talent — Inside Film Magazine (2025)
Official Selection — 'Accelerator Lab' — Melbourne International Film Festival (2025)
Winner — 'Flying High' Short Film Category — 1.4 Awards (2025)
Winner — 'Best Direction in a Short Film' — St Kilda International Film Festival (2025)
Winner — '’Best Cinematography' — St Kilda International Film Festival (2025)
Winner — 'Best Direction in an Australian Short Film' — Flickerfest (2025)
Winner — 'Best Direction in a Short Film' Ciclope Asia Pacific (2025)
Nominee — ‘City of Melbourne ‘Best Short Film’ Melbourne International Film Festival (2024)
Winner — 'Best Direction in a Music Video' — Australian Director's Guild Awards (2022)