Neil Sharma is a Sydney based director and writer. Mentored by Oscar winning auteur Taika Waititi and acclaimed director Jeffrey Walker, his directing credits include the International Emmy winning reboot of HEARTBREAK HIGH (Netflix); The psychological drama CRITICAL INCIDENT (Stan); The reimagining of MOTHER AND SON (ABC) and APPETITE (SBS), which premiered at the 2023 CANNESERIES Festival as the only Australian project invited into competition; Neil cut his teeth in the film industry as an assistant director on productions such as MARVEL’S SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, MAD MAX: FURIOSA, MORTAL KOMBAT, THE DRESSMAKER to name a few. 

Neil’s approach to directing has a musicality to it that resonates throughout his work, exploring the human experience through his own unique lens. His extensive on-set experience and invaluable mentorships have put him in a very small pool of film makers who can creatively, efficiently, and effectively conceptualise and navigate a film production, of any scale and genre. Other credits include THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART, LION, THE CRY, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, THE WHISTLE BLOWER, LOVE CHILD and DANCE ACADEMY.