Kalu Oji is a writer, filmmaker, and visual artist.
Having graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2018 (BFA FTV), he has written and directed a number of short films and video artworks that have received recognition both domestically and internationally. In early 2023 he was the director’s attachment on the Foxtel TV series ‘High Country’, and later that year was a contributing writer on the upcoming TV series ‘Sharpened Knives’.
Kalu is currently in post-production with his debut feature film, supported by VicScreen, Screen Australia, SBS & Arena Media.
email: kaluoji.film@gmail.com
Having graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2018 (BFA FTV), he has written and directed a number of short films and video artworks that have received recognition both domestically and internationally. In early 2023 he was the director’s attachment on the Foxtel TV series ‘High Country’, and later that year was a contributing writer on the upcoming TV series ‘Sharpened Knives’.
Kalu is currently in post-production with his debut feature film, supported by VicScreen, Screen Australia, SBS & Arena Media.
email: kaluoji.film@gmail.com
What’s in a Name? (2022)
official selection, Sydney Film Festival, 2023
official selection, Flickerfest, 2023
winner, AFTRS Craft Award for Screenwriting, Sydney Film Festival
winner, Spectrum Award for Best Direction, Flickerfest
exhibited, Blindside Gallery ‘what ties us apart’ (Naarm, Australia), 2022
The Moon & Me (2020)
official selection, Pan African Film Festival, 2021
official selection, Aesthetica Film Festival, 2021
exhibited, Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco, USA), 2021-2022
exhibited, African Music and Cultural Festival (Naarm, Australia), 2022
exhibited, OTO x Sowing Water Melon Seeds (Lagos, Nigeria), 2024
Blackwood (2018)
official selection, BFI London Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Atlanta Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Palm Springs Shortfest, 2019
official selection, Africa International Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Chicago Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Blackstar Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Brisbane International Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Jacksonville Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Africa on Screen Film Festival, 2019
official selection, Filmschool Fest Munich, 2019
official selection, Flickerfest, 2020
winner, Filmmaker to Watch Award, Atlanta Film Festival
winner, Luggi Waldleitner Award for Best Screenplay, Filmschool Fest Munich
winner, Best Cinematography, Flickerfest
winner, Australian Director’s Guild Mentorship Award, Victorian College of the Arts
exhibited, African Music and Cultural Festival (Naarm, Australia), 2023