Eva Justine Torkkola is a writer, director and producer based in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2019 Eva graduated from the Masters of Film and Television (Directing - Narrative) at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. In her final year of study she was selected as one of twenty emerging filmmakers from around the world to attend the International Filmmaking Academy in Italy with masterclass teacher Jane Campion and featuring Francis Ford Coppola. That year eva was also chosen for the international Looking China filmmaking program and was invited to Xi’an to make a documentary in the Qin mountains.
In 2020 Eva was a Leading Lights recipient, chosen as one of forty emerging Australian documentary filmmakers, at the Australian International Documentary Conference. Eva was also nominated for an Australian Directors' Guild award for ‘Best Direction in a Student Film’ and an Australian Writers' Guild award for ‘Best Short Film’ for her graduate drama short SOMETHING HAS DIED IN THE FOREST (ЩОСЬ В ЛIСI ЗДОХЛО).
In 2021 Eva was one of fourteen participants for the Cinespace Package to Pitch program, an Australian masterclass series on pitching for television. Eva was also shortlisted for the Australian Writers’ Guild Monte Miller awards with her short script Viktor.
In 2022 Eva was selected by VICScreen as one of three Victorian filmmakers for the Melbourne International Film Festival Accelerator Lab. She was also announced to be on the winning team as director for the AACTA Pitch: Focus national short film competition.
She has made over 8 short films and is currently developing several projects across her slate including two feature films and a television series. Prior to film, eva was an actor primarily in theatre and has a bachelor of arts (acting). she currently works as an Acting Tutor for the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA Open) in Melbourne and is a sessional marker for film at the University of Melbourne.
