Joe is an award winning script writer having written seven feature screenplays over the last six years. One script, Swimming Against the Currents, won second place in the Drama Genre of the Filmmakers International Script Writing Competition in 2007.
In addition to feature screenplays, Joe has written over twenty short screenplays. One, Blind Love, a script co-written with Bruce Davie, won the Canberra Autumn short::seasons script competition in 2007. The subsequently produced film was selected for semi-finals in the Canberra Short Film Festival in 2007. Another short film script, Blind Faith, also co-written with Bruce Davie, won third prize in the Barebones Film Festival Short Script Competition in 2008. Progress Doors, another short script and co-written with Chris Reavell in 2008, won the Canberra Autumn short::seasons script competition.
In 2008, Joe produced a short film, Crossing the Line, which made the semi-finals of the Canberra Film Festival in 2008. He has produced, written and/or directed these short films: Jenni’s Torment, New World, Going Down, Blind Love and Blind Faith in addition to Crossing the Line. Jenni’s Torment was a semi-finalist in the Canberra Short Film Festival Regional Category in 2007.
Lately, Barrio Chino, a feature co-written with Kosta Ellis, made the semi-finals of the Blue Cat International Screenwriting Competition 2009. As well, Devil’s Machine, the new screenplay, achieved semi-final status in the Story Pro International Screenwriting Competition 2009
