Edmund Jory

My name is Edmund Jory.

SCREENWRITING HIGHLIGHTS TO DATE

Darker After Midnight:
o placed in the top five of the Australian Writer’s Guild Best Horror Script for 2012
o placed in the final 6 in the Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition (U.S.A.) for the Thriller Genre
o was a finalist in the Australian Writer’s Guild Best Unproduced Screenplays in 2006.

The Ridge to the River:
o placed fourth in the Canada International Short Screenplay Competition
o is currently shortlisted in the British Short Screenplay Competition, and
o in the quarter finals of the Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition (U.S.A).

Death in the Garden:
o was accepting to two of the biggest film-festivals in the U.S.A., Comicon (San Diego) and Dragon*Con (Atlanta), and
o was accepted into one of Australia’s largest film festivals, the Dungog Film Festival.


DETAILED RESUME



Feature Film: Darker After Midnight
Synopsis: Left to prepare a derelict vineyard for auction, a young woman desperate to start a new life awakens tormented spirits born of the estate’s dark history.
Role: Co-Writer
Status: Developed, seeking investment
Script Editor: Matt Dabner
Website: www.darkeraftermidnight.com
Awards/Grants
— Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition - Final six (Thriller genre)
— Australian Writer’s Guild Terror Australis Horror Competition (2012) - Final five
— AWG Best Unproduced Screenplay - Finalist (2006)
— Screen Australia has confirmed eligibility for the Producer’s Offset

Short Film: Death in the Garden
Synopsis: A black comedy about life, death and discovering that what you desire is not always what you deserve.
Role: Co-Writer
Status: Completed
Production Company: High Noon films
Awards/Grants
— Finalist at Dragon*Con 2009 (Atlanta)
— Accepted into Comic-Con 2010 (San Diego)
— Accepted into Dungog 2009
— NAFA Showfest, audience choice runner-up (2009)
Trailer can be viewed at www.highnoonfilms.com


Short Film: The Ridge and the River
Synopsis: A timid teenage boy, sent by his father to hunt in the wild, leaves the safety of his camp to venture into the dark unknown forest to catch his prey.
Role: Writer
Status: Development (seeking funding)
Production Company: High Noon films and Azure Productions
Awards/Grants
— Canadian International Short Screenplay Competition - 4th place (2011)
— British Short Screenplay Competition - currently in 3rd round of judging
— Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition (U.S.A.) - currently in the quarter finals

Short Film: The Bind
Synopsis: A horrific car crash leaves a woman confined to her apartment, however her torment continues when an unseen stranger wants her to re-live that fateful accident.
Role: Co-Writer
Status: Completed
Production Company: High Noon films and Azure Productions
A stand-alone short, created to showcase the elements of our feature film.

Teaser: Darker After Midnight (sizzle reel)
Synopsis: The dark of night, a lonely man ventures into the depths of his house for the last time…
Role: Co-Writer
Status: Completed
Production Company: Azure Productions
This has been shot as a short film to promote the feature.
The film can be viewed at www.highnoonfilms.com

Feature Film: Stomping Ground
Synopsis: A crime drama about a young cop desperate to prove himself on the hunt for an aging criminal, who has come out of witness protection to salvage his hidden loot.
Role: Creator and writer
Status: In development
Production Company: High Noon films

TV Pilot (demo): Don’t Turn Out The Light
Synopsis: A paranormal docudrama which recreates chilling, shocking tales of everyday peoples’ encounters with the other side.
Role: Writer, Producer, Editor
Status: Developed, seeking investment
Production Company: High Noon films
A demonstration pilot episode has been shot.
A 22 episode season outline is completed.