( Sydney, Australia)
Luke Eve (born 1974) is an Australian screen director and producer. Originally a freelance photographer, he transitioned into directing music videos and commercials before moving into film and television. Eve was the winner of Tropfest 2005 with his film Australian Summer. He was the series director of SEX: An Unnatural History and the 2012 ABC series Great Southern Land. In 2014, he created, produced, and directed the ground-breaking, critically acclaimed series Low Life, a black comedy about depression starring Henry Nixon and Claire van der Boom. In 2017 he directed and produced the follow up series, High Life which was Executive Produced by Stephen Fry and stars Odessa Young with music by Sarah Blasko. The series has won over 30 major awards including Best Digital Original at C21 Content London and was also nominated for an AACTA Award. During the 2020 pandemic Luke created, produced, directed and acted in one of the world's first multi-national lockdown series, CANCELLED. The series produced in Australia, Spain and Argentina launched on Facebook Watch and has had over 2 million views. In September 2020 Luke released his feature film debut I Met A Girl, starring Brenton Thwaites and Lily Sullivan in the United States. The film will have its World Premiere Screening at the 25th Busan International Film Festival.