Jake wrote and directed the short film musical On Hold, which won the Academy® Accredited Virgin Australia Award for Best Australian Short Film at Flickerfest (2018), was a finalist in the Dendy Awards at the Sydney Film Festival (2018), and was an Academy qualifying film for the 2019 Academy Awards®. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the musical Miss Westralia for a sold-out season at the Blue Room Theatre, Perth. Jake writes music and lyrics for the immensely popular Screen Australia web series One For All (1 million Subs). In 2021, Jake won Best International Director at the Portland Comedy Film Festival for the short film And Don't Forget to Subscribe. Jake directed the professional premiere of Miss Westralia for Western Sky Projects for a tour of WA throughout July & August 2021. Jake’s debut musical, The Atheist’s Guide to the Galaxy, with co-writer Matthew Predny, won the Audience Choice at the Sydney Fringe Festival (2012). His musical short film Did I Tell You ‘Bout Jasper? won the Audience Choice Award at the World of Women’s Cinema Festival (2015) and was an official selection at the Byron Bay International Film Festival, where he was nominated for Young Australian Film-Maker of the Year (2015). Most recently, Jake’s musical short On Hold was translated into Italian by Bologna-based theatre company Tweet Charity for its European live performance premiere. Jake has a master’s degree in musical theatre writing from TISCH NYU, and his work has been archived for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

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