Directing
Adrian Ortega
Born
1992-03-17 (34)
Place of birth
Melbourne, Australia
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Adrian Ortega is an award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker based in Melbourne. A first-generation Australian, from an Italian/Spanish migrant family, Adrian was raised in the inner-western suburbs by his single mother. His debut feature Cerulean Blue, which he wrote, directed, and produced, premiered to sold-out audiences at the 68th Melbourne International Film Festival in 2019 and went on to win the El Rey Award for Excellence in Film Directing at the Barcelona International Film Festival. In 2016, Adrian founded Proud Wing Films, a production company focussed on bringing new stories and new voices to Australian cinema. The second film produced under Proud Wing Films after Cer…
Known for
NRWhen a Vietnamese-Australian dropout wears a prosthetic pregnancy belly for work and refuses to take it off, she discovers the intoxicating power of being seen.
The Belie
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9.0Over the course of one day, a single mother in Melbourne’s working-class west must draw on all of her resources as she confronts the ghosts of her past.
Westgate
2025
6.0Chasing a memory, Alex is determined to drive cross-country to Melbourne. Planning on having just the highway for company, he reluctantly picks up a hitchhiker running from something with as much determination as Alex is running to something.
Cerulean Blue
2019
NRThe fragile relationship between a father and daughter is tested, when an unexpected call jeopardizes their time together.
Alba
2021
10.0Eight-year-old Sami can't wait to play “serial killers” with her older sister Jiya, but her sister-time is threatened when Jiya's cool new bestie arrives.
Clown
2023
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRWhen a Vietnamese-Australian dropout wears a prosthetic pregnancy belly for work and refuses to take it off, she discovers the intoxicating power of being seen.
The Belie
—
9.0Over the course of one day, a single mother in Melbourne’s working-class west must draw on all of her resources as she confronts the ghosts of her past.
Westgate
2025
9.0Over the course of one day, a single mother in Melbourne’s working-class west must draw on all of her resources as she confronts the ghosts of her past.
Westgate
2025
9.0Over the course of one day, a single mother in Melbourne’s working-class west must draw on all of her resources as she confronts the ghosts of her past.
Westgate
2025
6.0Chasing a memory, Alex is determined to drive cross-country to Melbourne. Planning on having just the highway for company, he reluctantly picks up a hitchhiker running from something with as much determination as Alex is running to something.
Cerulean Blue
2019
6.0Chasing a memory, Alex is determined to drive cross-country to Melbourne. Planning on having just the highway for company, he reluctantly picks up a hitchhiker running from something with as much determination as Alex is running to something.
Cerulean Blue
2019
6.0Chasing a memory, Alex is determined to drive cross-country to Melbourne. Planning on having just the highway for company, he reluctantly picks up a hitchhiker running from something with as much determination as Alex is running to something.
Cerulean Blue
2019
NRThe fragile relationship between a father and daughter is tested, when an unexpected call jeopardizes their time together.
Alba
2021
10.0Eight-year-old Sami can't wait to play “serial killers” with her older sister Jiya, but her sister-time is threatened when Jiya's cool new bestie arrives.
Clown
2023