Sunny Grace is a writer/director/creative producer who made her first short film at fifteen. After graduating with a BA from Swinburne University in 1991 she worked in various roles in media and film, from journalist to actors agent. She has 20 years experience producing online content, music videos and short films including the multi-awarding winning dik.
In 2016 she graduated from NIDA with an MFA in dramatic writing. She has won awards for her short films, Trigger Happy and Charging. Her play The Angelica Complex is published by Australian Plays. 2021 saw her chosen for the Screenworks Write from Home Program with Australian International Screen Forum, and a finalist in the AACTA Screenworks Regional Landscapes pitch with her feature film, Never the Bride. In 2022 she was awarded the Erin Thomas Prize for Playwriting to develop her play, Death of a Superwoman. She worked in the script dept of STAN series year of via the Screen NSW momentum attachment. She was chosen for the Screenworks Writers Intensive and the Directors Intensive. Her TV show Almost Paradise was longlisted for the AWG Monte Miller award. Her feature film The Bower Girl was long listed for the AWG Insite award. Her TV series, Dadhood received Screen Australia development funding.
She is currently writing a feature adaptation of The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock. She is a co-writer on the play The Bridge, that debuted at KXT in September 2025.
Her lived experience growing up in a hippy community gives her a unique perspective on the world. She is passionate about stories that challenge gender norms and interrogate capitalism.
ABOUT SUNNY
Sunny Grace is a writer/director/creative producer who made her first short film at fifteen. After graduating with a BA from Swinburne University in 1991 she worked in various roles in media and film from journalist to actors agent. She has twenty years experience producing online content, music videos and short films including the multi-awarding winning dik.
In 2016 she graduated from NIDA with an MFA in dramatic writing. She has won awards for her short films, Trigger Happy and Charging. Her play The Angelica Complex is published by Australian Plays. 2021 saw her chosen for the Screenworks Write from Home Program with Australian International Screen Forum and a finalist in the AACTA Screenworks Regional Landscapes pitch with her feature film, Never the Bride. In 2022 she was awarded the Erin Thomas Prize for Playwriting to develop her play, Death of a Superwoman.
She worked in the script dept of STAN series year of via the Screen NSW momentum attachment. She was chosen for the Screenworks Writers Intensive and the Directors Intensive. Her TV show Almost Paradise was longlisted for the AWG Monte Miller award. Her feature film The Bower Girl was long listed for the AWG Insite award. Her TV series, Dadhood received Screen Australia development funding.
She is currently writing a feature adaptation of The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock. She is a co-writer on the play The Bridge that debuted at KXT in Sept 2025. Her lived experience growing up in a hippy community gives her a unique perspective on the world. She is passionate about stories that challenge gender norms and interrogate capitalism.