Megan Riakos

Biography

Megan is a filmmaker with 18 years experience in the screen industry, culminating in her debut feature Crushed. Crushed screened at festivals around the world including Montreal World Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival and Napa Valley Film Festival before completing a successful limited theatrical release in Australia and acquisitions by Channel 10 and Qantas. She combines her filmmaking with her role as co-founder of Women in Film & Television Australia where she is a vocal advocate for women in the screen industries. In 2017, Megan launched Hemlock & Cedar Films, a production company that merges these two fields of advocacy and creativity by focusing on female-led screen cont...