Theresa Cornelia is a Chinese-Indonesian writer, director, and actor.
Theresa has been selected to join prestigious initiatives including Cinespace’s Package to Pitch, Footscray Community Arts' Behind the Screens, and AFTRS' Talent Camp in Victoria.
Significantly, in 2024, Theresa was selected for the Stories x Women program by Women in Animation, where she received support to refine her pitch for an animated show (The Human and the Android) and went on to pitch the show at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market.
As an actor, Theresa will be making her theatre debut as Jane in Hijinx Theatre Company’s production of Bathory Begins, which will tour New South Wales and Victoria in 2026.
Meanwhile, Theresa also runs a YouTube channel with over 1 million views.
Accolades
Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition, 2025 — Quarterfinalist for Marcus the Lion.
Stories x Women (by Women in Animation, supported by The Walt Disney Company and UNESCO), 2024 — Finalist for The Human and the Android.
Hybrid Genre Green List, 2023 — Finalist for Marcus the Lion (prev. The Lion Doesn't Sleep Tonight).
The Script Lab Free Screenplay Contest, 2023 — Quarterfinalist for Marcus the Lion (prev. The Lion Doesn't Sleep Tonight).
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)'s Talent Camp, 2022 — Participant for The Ho-dyssey.
Cinespace's Training Grounds, 2022 — Selected as a Script Supervisor and Directing mentee
Footscray Community Arts' Behind the Screens — Cohort of 2021-2022
Film Victoria, SBS, and Arenamedia's Originate Initiative, 2021 — Stage One: Writers’ Seminar Participant for Portrait of You.
Cinespace's Package to Pitch, 2021 — Participant for The Human and the Android.
ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Contest, 2020 — Quarterfinalist for How to Cope After Spending 3 Years in Space.