Luke A. McKay (born 17 July 1981) is an Australian

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and

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. He was born in

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and is of Maltese, Irish and Scottish descent.

Filmography

Short films

Awards and Nominations

* "Best International Film" at the 2016

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for ''Colt 13''. * Platinum Remi Award for "Dramatic Original Short" at the 2016

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for ''Colt 13''. * "Best Picture" and "Best Director" at the 2012 New England Underground Film Festival (formerly

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) for ''Hit and Run''. * "Best Foreign Short" at the 2013

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for ''Hit and Run''.

Nominations

* "Best Short Narrative" at the 2021 Arizona Underground Film Festival for ''You're No Angel''. * "Best Short Film" at the 2016

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for ''Colt 13''. * "Golden Knight" Award at the 2016 Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival for ''Colt 13''. * "Best Director - Short Film" at the 2015 Sydney Indie Film Festival for ''Colt 13''. * "Best Director" at the 2017 Red Dirt International Film Festival for ''Colt 13''. * "Best Short Short" at the 2012

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for ''Hit and Run''. * "Best Short Narrative" at the 2012 Denver Underground Film Festival for ''Hit and Run''. * "Best Action Sequence in a Short Film" at the 2011

for ''The End''. Other works include online fashion content/TVC's for David Jones, featuring

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supermodel

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and for JLH, featuring former

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References

Influx Magazine review for ''Colt 13''

Film Threat review by Phil Hall (US writer) for ''Hit and Run''

External links

*
Luke A. McKay YouTube site
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Luke A. 1981 births Living people Australian film directors