LUKE OLLERTON
Award-Winning Writer / Director
Commercially driven films built around character, tension, humour and emotional stakes.
PROJECTS
WALKER'S GAME
Psychological Thriller
Following the instructions left by the woman he loves, a man retraces the woodland trails they once shared, only to become the target of a manipulative stranger determined to make him confront the truth he’s been running from.
Status
Seven-time award-winning screenplay.
Seeking producers and production partners.
BROKEN HEARTS
Contained Horror Comedy
Desperate to win back his ex, a conflict-averse man and his reckless best friend pose as a couple at a remote woodland retreat — only to discover something there is feeding on broken relationships.
Status
Four-time award-winning screenplay.
Seeking producers and production partners.
GROWING WILDER
Coming-of-Age Comedy-Drama
A charming thirty-five-year-old campus legend who has spent twelve years deliberately failing university to avoid adulthood falls for his new lecturer, forcing him to choose between the carefree life he’s built and the future he’s spent years running from.
Status
Finalist — Melbourne International Screenplay Awards.
Seeking producers and production partners.
CONTACT
For production, representation and industry enquiries.
WALKER'S GAME
Psychological Thriller
Following the instructions left by the woman he loves, a man retraces the woodland trails they once shared, only to become the target of a manipulative stranger determined to make him confront the truth he’s been running from.
WATCH SHORT FILM | LOOK BOOK | REQUEST SCREENPLAY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Walker’s Game is a contained psychological thriller about grief, guilt and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.Following a series of instructions left by the woman he loves, Robert returns alone to the woodland trails they once shared. There he encounters Walker, a charismatic and deeply unsettling stranger who seems to know more about Robert than he should — turning the journey into a psychological game built around the truth Robert has spent years avoiding.Blending emotional drama with survival thriller and psychological horror, Walker’s Game asks what happens when there is nowhere left to run from yourself.
PROOF OF CONCEPT SHORT
An award-winning proof-of-concept short created to establish the feature’s visual language, atmosphere and psychological tension.
Winner of nine international film awards.
STATUS
Seven-time award-winning screenplay.
Seeking producers and production partners.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Winner — Best Feature Screenplay
Forward Film & Television FestivalWinner — Best Thriller Screenplay
Melbourne International Screenplay AwardsFive further award wins, alongside multiple international finalist placements and official selections.
BROKEN HEARTS
Contained Horror Comedy
Desperate to win back his ex, a conflict-averse man and his reckless best friend pose as a couple at a remote woodland retreat — only to discover something there is feeding on broken relationships.
LOOK BOOK | REQUEST SCREENPLAY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Broken Hearts is a contained horror-comedy about relationships, honesty and the terrifying consequences of refusing to admit when something is broken.After Amy ends their relationship and takes Norman to Camp Duncima in his place, conflict-averse Andy follows her there with his reckless best friend Eddie. The problem: it’s a couples’ retreat. Their solution is to pose as one — just as guests begin disappearing during the night, and by morning nobody remembers they ever existed.
At the centre of it all is Lily, an ancient supernatural entity feeding on emotional dishonesty. Surviving the weekend means confronting the very truths everyone at Camp Duncima would rather avoid.
STATUS
Four-time award-winning screenplay.
Seeking producers and production partners.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Winner — Best Horror/Thriller Screenplay
Hollywood International CINEVERSE Screenplay AwardsWinner — Best Fantasy
Hollywood International CINEVERSE Screenplay AwardsGold Award — Best Screenplay/Script, MegaFlix Movie AwardsGold Award — Best Screenplay/Script, Global Indie Awards
GROWING WILDER
Coming-of-Age Comedy-Drama
A charming thirty-five-year-old campus legend who has spent twelve years deliberately failing university to avoid adulthood falls for his new lecturer, forcing him to choose between the carefree life he’s built and the future he’s spent years running from.
LOOK BOOK | REQUEST SCREENPLAY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Growing Wilder is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about growing older without necessarily growing up.For twelve years, Jimmy Wilder has made university his permanent home, turning deliberate failure into a way of avoiding the future. Charming, popular and surrounded by an ever-changing generation of students, he has built a life that asks almost nothing of him — until he falls for Gina, his new lecturer.For the first time, staying exactly where he is risks costing Jimmy something he genuinely wants. Warm, funny and bittersweet, Growing Wilder is about friendship, responsibility and discovering that growing up does not have to mean becoming someone else.
STATUS
Feature screenplay complete.
Seeking producers and production partners.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Finalist at the Melbourne International Screenplay Awards.
ABOUT
Luke Ollerton is a UK-based writer/director developing commercially driven feature films across thriller, horror and comedy.His work combines strong conceptual hooks with character-led storytelling, with a particular interest in emotionally grounded genre films that can be produced at contained or mid-range budgets.His screenplays have received multiple international awards and finalist placements, including Best Feature Screenplay for Walker’s Game at the Forward Film & Television Festival and Best Thriller Screenplay at the Melbourne International Screenplay Awards.Alongside screenwriting, Luke has a background in filmmaking and videography. He wrote and directed the nine-time award-winning proof-of-concept short for Walker’s Game.He is currently seeking literary representation and producing partners for his feature slate.
CURRENT SLATE
Walker’s Game — Psychological Thriller
Broken Hearts — Contained Horror Comedy
Growing Wilder — Coming-of-Age Comedy-Drama
CONTACT
For production, representation and industry enquiries.