Eva Justine Torkkola is a queer writer, director and producer. She is a graduate from both the Masters of Film and Television (Directing – Narrative) and the Masters of Screenwriting at the University of Melbourne.
Prior to film Eva worked as an actor in theatre (BA Performing Arts) and has a huge love for deep diving into character and motivation, as well as finding the light and shade within both comedy and drama.
In 2020 Eva was nominated for an Australian Directors’ Guild and Australian Writers’ Guild award for her drama short film SOMETHING HAS DIED IN THE FOREST (ЩОСЬ В ЛIСI ЗДОХЛО) and was also shortlisted for the Australian Writers’ Guild Monte Miller awards with her dark comedy short script Viktor.
Some highlights include: selected as one of 20 filmmakers from around the world for the International Filmmaking Academy in Italy with masterclass teacher Jane Campion (2019), the Looking China filmmaking program, invited to China make a documentary (2019), the Melbourne International Film Festival Accelerator Lab (2022), and chosen as one of 25 directors around the world for the Film Accelerator in Spain with mentor Werner Herzog (2024).
She is currently developing several projects across her slate including two feature films and a television series.
