Christopher Haysom was recently named ‘Best Young Australian Filmmaker’ at the Byron Bay International Film Festival. His films have been been invited to play festivals across Australia, North America, Europe & the UK and he has received awards for Directing, Cinematography, Lighting, Design & Editing. He discovered his love of filmmaking during school when he directed his first award winning shor
t film ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ at the age of 16. Following this achievement Chris made the decision to pursuit a career in film. While doubling as a freelance cameraman/editor and working part time as a studio floor manager at a TV network, he graduated with a diploma in screen at North Sydney College and soon completed a degree in media at Macquarie University, continuously directing short films and documentaries along the way. Catherine Ransley has been working with Other Entertainment since 2009 and has created and implemented countless special FX makeup designs into films, music videos, photo-shoots and other projects. From a young age Cathy dreamt of working behind the scenes, creating and developing new special FX in film production. She enrolled in college at the age of 16 and has received certificates in Makeup Services, Beauty Services and Makeup for Film and Television. During her studies Cathy began freelancing on theatre, commercial and television productions as well as fashion shows, shorts and feature films. She also went on to complete her Diploma in Special FX Makeup for Film and Television at the Australian College of Make-Up and Special Effects in Sydney.
