About

Renée Hackett is an independent filmmaker based in St. Bernard’s, Newfoundland. She has a background as a theatre actress, writer and producer. Her film and TV credits include Republic of Doyle (CBC), Those Who Wait (Winner of The First Time Filmmakers Award, On the Fly Film Festival) and Myth of the Ostrich (Bell on Demand). Her short, Some Saturdays which she wrote, produced and starred in premiered at the 2018 St John’s International Women’s Film Festival and toured festivals garnering a Best Cinematography award. Renée recently completed a season as script/story coordinator for Frontier (Netflix/Discovery) and was part of NLFDC’s Media Exchange Mission to LA this spring where she began laying ground work for her transition from producing to directing. She is currently in development on the feature film Birthday Balloon based on the acclaimed play by Steve Cochrane which she produced at Toronto’s Next Stage Theatre. She is also developing a dramatic short film For Deborah.