Director: Natasha Pincus (Aust)
Natasha Pincus graduated in 2002 with first class honours degrees in Law and Science. She practiced entertainment law at a top-tier Melbourne law firm until 2004, before hanging up her suit to focus on her writing and directing career. Natasha had been working as a writer since her teens, having written the acclaimed plays I’m Your Mother, Remember Me and Risk. In 2004 however, Natasha moved into the film industry and has since written a number of short and feature film scripts. EMMA AND THE BARISTA screened at a number of international film festivals - winning the Platinum Remi (Short Drama) at the Worldfest International Film Festival – and has been broadcasted on ABC (Australia), SKY, HBO, and HBO Latin. Natasha wrote, directed and co-produced the Australian Film Commission-funded short, LOVE’S LABOUR, which was honoured with a Dendy Award nomination for Best Short Drama at the 2007 Sydney Film Festival, and screened at more than fifty film festivals worldwide including Inter