Miranda Troynar

Miranda Troynar is a Melbourne based writer/director whose short films have screened at numerous festivals around the world. In 2010 Miranda completed a Graduate Diploma of Film and Television (narrative stream) at the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Her graduating short film Goodbye Hello was selected to be screened on opening night of the VCA Film and Television Graduate Screenings and was nominated for the Best Achievement in Comedy Award. It has since been screened at New York City International Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner 2011, Canterbury Short Film Festival, Oceanside International Film Festival, and received an Honorary Award of Merit from the Lucerne International Film Festival for quality, excellence and skills. Miranda has also worked on a number of corporate gigs and film shoots as part of the production team in a variety of technical/organisational roles. Before filmmaking, Miranda completed an Arts degree with First Class Honours in Drama. She has performed in various theatre productions as well as writing and directing a number of short plays which were performed at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne.