Taylor Ferguson

HLA Client Image (3)

Film/Television Writer & Director

Taylor Ferguson is a writer, director and actor, starring in productions including CLICKBAIT, FIRES, and GLITCH.

Taylor’s first short film which she wrote and directed, TOUGH, premiered at Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 and subsequently screened at Sydney Film Festival 2021, San Francisco International Film Festival 2022 and FlickerFest International Film Festival 2022. Taylor won the Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director at Sydney Film Festival, Best Director at Flickerfest International Film Festival, Best Female Director at Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, Best First Time Filmmaker Short at Hollywood Shortsfest, and Silver at Cannes Young Lions – all in 2022.

Taylor also had her television debut, directing three episodes of the STAN series YEAR OF for Roadshow Rough Diamond.

In 2023, she directed episode 4 of Kindling Pictures new drama series FAKE for Paramount+ adapted for screen by Anya Beyersdorf from Stephanie Wood’s book of the same name, starring Asher Keddie and David Wenham. Asher Keddie is Executive Producing alongside Imogen Banks and Emelyne Palmer.

Taylor is also an acclaimed commercial director with Good Oil Films. She was awarded Emerging Director of the year for the AWARD Awards in 2023 and nominated for the 2022 Australian Director’s Guild Award for Best Music Video for STATE OF FIGHT, by renowned Australian band Boy & Bear.

On her development slate, Taylor is currently writing her debut feature film LIPPY PALM along with an original television series she has created SICK SHIT with Kindling Pictures.  Taylor has contributed in various writers’ rooms for Matchbox Pictures, Roadshow Rough Diamond, Kindling Pictures and Wildflower Films.

Stephen Abbott
Romina Accurso
Alice Addison
Jada Alberts
David Allen
Gillian Armstrong 1
Jessica Arthur
Natalie Bailey
Richard Barrett HLA
Tristram Baumber
Annie Beauchamp
Nicholas Beauman HLA
Anya Beyersdorf
Wayne Blair
Ron Blair HLA
Andrew Bovell
Jenny Brockie
James Browne
Tim B website headshot
Carolyn Burns
Geoff Burton HLA
Nina Buxton
Jane Campion
HLA Client Image (1)