Program Leader
Lucy Hayes is an award-winning film & television producer. Her films have played at high profile festivals around the world, including Berlin, TriBeca, Sydney, and Austin.
In 2018, She won the AACTA and Screen Producers Award for Best Australian Animation and Best Australian Short Film for LOST & FOUND. In 2019, LOST & FOUND was nominated for an Annie Award and most recently won the People's Voice Award for Best Animated Video on the internet at the 2020 Webby Awards. Her television credits include the animated series Supa Phresh for Nickelodeon, the Screen Australia funded web series Movement, and multiple animated segments for Sesame Street.
In 2016, she was awarded a coveted Creative Talent Suite Placement at Lin Pictures (Rideback) in Hollywood, where she worked across the development of Disney's live action ALADDIN as well as production of the LEGO films and Stephen King's IT.
In 2020 Lucy was the recipient of Australians In Film Mentor LA 2020, and was mentored by Zareh Nalbandian from Animal Logic. Lucy is currently developing a range of animated and live action films and television projects.
Email: lhayes@collarts.edu.au