Victoria Singh-Thompson (she/they) is a queer, hard-of-hearing Australian writer-director of Fijian-Indian descent.
Their 2020 short film 'Don’t Forget To Go Home' was selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival Accelerator Lab, Outfest Fusion, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Inside Out LGBT, and Flickerfest.
Victoria’s latest short film, '14 in February', was funded by Screen NSW’s Screenability Film Fund and produced by Revolver. The film premiered in official competition at the 70th Sydney Film Festival and internationally at Palm Springs International ShortFest, and screened at Flickerfest, St Kilda Film Festival, and London Short Film Festival, among others. It later premiered online as a Vimeo Staff Pick and was featured on Director’s Library, Short of the Week, and Director’s Notes.
They have received awards and recognition from the Young Director Awards, Ciclope Asia Pacific, 1.4 Brilliant Filmmaking Awards, shots, St Kilda Film Festival, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, and Focus on Ability Film Festival.
A graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Victoria has twice been selected for the MIFF Accelerator Lab (2021 and 2024), completed a Screen Australia Director’s Attachment on the SBS/Easy Tiger series 'Four Years Later' under director Fadia Abboud, and was selected for the 2025 Zürich Film Festival Academy and For Film’s Sake’s Platform Lab at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival. In 2026, they will undertake a writing residency as part of Bundanon’s Artist-in-Residence program through Accessible Arts.
Victoria is currently developing their debut feature 'New Year', an eco-horror, with support from Screen NSW’s 2024 Pathways Development Program and 2025 Development Track, and expanding their short '14 in February' into a feature, recently selected for the Torino Film Lab NEXT 2026.
Their 2020 short film 'Don’t Forget To Go Home' was selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival Accelerator Lab, Outfest Fusion, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Inside Out LGBT, and Flickerfest.
Victoria’s latest short film, '14 in February', was funded by Screen NSW’s Screenability Film Fund and produced by Revolver. The film premiered in official competition at the 70th Sydney Film Festival and internationally at Palm Springs International ShortFest, and screened at Flickerfest, St Kilda Film Festival, and London Short Film Festival, among others. It later premiered online as a Vimeo Staff Pick and was featured on Director’s Library, Short of the Week, and Director’s Notes.
They have received awards and recognition from the Young Director Awards, Ciclope Asia Pacific, 1.4 Brilliant Filmmaking Awards, shots, St Kilda Film Festival, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, and Focus on Ability Film Festival.
A graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Victoria has twice been selected for the MIFF Accelerator Lab (2021 and 2024), completed a Screen Australia Director’s Attachment on the SBS/Easy Tiger series 'Four Years Later' under director Fadia Abboud, and was selected for the 2025 Zürich Film Festival Academy and For Film’s Sake’s Platform Lab at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival. In 2026, they will undertake a writing residency as part of Bundanon’s Artist-in-Residence program through Accessible Arts.
Victoria is currently developing their debut feature 'New Year', an eco-horror, with support from Screen NSW’s 2024 Pathways Development Program and 2025 Development Track, and expanding their short '14 in February' into a feature, recently selected for the Torino Film Lab NEXT 2026.
Contact: victoriasinghthompson[at]gmail[dot]com