Biography

Llewellyn Michael Bates is an Australian screenwriter and producer, who is proud and unhindered by, his diagnosed disabilities of dyslexia and childhood PTSD, in the form of clinical depression and anxiety.

His short "Nathan Loves Ricky Martin "(2016) premiered at the prestigious Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards and was nominated for a Best Short AACTA award. In 2020 the film was named 6th in the AACTA Short Film of the Decade. "Nathan Loves Ricky Martin" also screened at Montreal Festival du Nouveau, HollyShorts Film Festival, Flickerfest and St Kilda Film Festival amongst many others. The script won the Script Pipeline First Look Project.

"Watch Out for Australians!!" (2018) premiered at Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema, going on to screen nationally at the St Kilda Film Festival and Revelation Perth International Film Festivals. In 2019 Llewellyn's short "Deluge", was selected for Screen NSW's Screenability funding initiative. It premiered at the Sydney Film Festival, before screening at various international film festivals.

Film Victoria, Screen Australia and AFTRS's diversity initiative Talent Camp, supported "Fun Times" (2020). After the script winning the Los Angeles Screenplay Competition, the film premiered at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, before the Adelaide Film Festival and Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festivals.

His most recent short "Laughter Club" (2021) was the recipient of the Adelaide Film Festival and Closer Productions Diverse Voices collaboration. It was also selected the 43rd Drama International Short Film Festival Pitching Lab.

Llewellyn has been nominated for an Australian Writer's Guild Monte Miller award. His scripts have been finalists in Scriptapalooza, Sacramento Film Festival and the American ScreenWriting conference. His feature film "Burning Elephant" and TV Series "Taking Sickies" were both longlisted for Sundance development labs. China-Arclight optioned his feature Shanghai Go. Llewellyn also completed a work placement with Princess Pictures.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rachel Higgins