Renée Marie Petropoulos is an award winning filmmaker from Sydney, Australia. Her films have received acclaim both locally and internationally. Her latest short film, “Tangles and Knots” (2017), premiered at Berlinale 2018 as a part of the Generation 14Plus competition, followed by screenings at the SXSW 2018, and has recently been nominated for Best Short Fiction Film at the 2018 AACTA Awards. Since receiving her MFA in Directing at Columbia University, Renée has continued to push her cinematic practices, with a particular focus on female driven stories.