Craig D. Foster
Director | Writer | Assistant Director
Originally a software engineer and honours graduate of the University of New South Wales, Craig opted to abscond from the GFC-induced wreckage of his former IT employer and pursue the more creatively fulfilling and stable #lol_jk career of his dreams in film.
Craig’s short films have screened worldwide at dozens of festivals, earned several awards and have been viewed millions of times.
His werewolf horror/comedy Overtime opened the 2016 St Kilda Film Festival to the rapturous laughter and applause of 3000 stylishly-dressed Melbournians and moved on to feature in Palm Springs, Fantasia, Fantastic Fest and many others. Among numerous awards it won Best of Fest and Outstanding Direction at Spookfest, Best Comedy at Vivid Freshflix and two “Special Mention” awards (they’re the best kind you know) at Fantastic Fest and Celluloid Screams.
Overtime was also nominated for an Australian Writer’s Guild (AWG) Award for its outstanding screenplay. This was Craig’s second AWG honour having co-authored the short claustrophobic action/thriller script Trunk that took home the ‘Monte Miller’ Award for Best Unproduced Short Screenplay in 2013.
Craig also works in advertising and content, he made a social engagement campaign about voting for climate action and a campaign for a legal firm featuring Paul “Chief” Harragon, proving that Craig can sell anything from existential dread to professional litigation services.
Craig is also a skilled Assistant Director with over 15 years experience in TV, Indie Features and Short Films.
Craig is Western Sydney born and bred; the offspring of a working-class family. In a vain attempt to raise his social standing he moved to the latté-swilling Eastern Suburbs for 13 years. But truthfully, he could never have stayed away from his authentic salt-of-the-earth roots #sydneyhouseprices and moved back to the burbs with his new family in 2017.
