Kylie Hitchcock is an award-winning Australian-Canadian director and screenwriter whose work spans psychological thriller, drama and the Western. Her films have screened internationally and received recognition for directing and performance-driven storytelling, including awards for Best Direction, Best Feature Film, Best Drama and Artist of the Year.

In 2026, Kylie completed her second feature, Reverence, a psychological thriller she directed and produced. The film received a Rosie Award nomination for Best Feature Scripted – Made for TV Movie or OTT, was selected for the Chelsea Film Festival in New York and Torino Underground Cinefest and won Best International Feature at the Folkestone Film Festival alongside a nomination for Best Director-Feature. The film secured distribution with Leomark Studios.  Her earlier work includes the award-winning proof-of-concept short My Missing Year and her micro-budget feature debut, The Dog Walker which won Best Drama and secured international distribution.

In television, Kylie directed second unit on the MGM+ series Billy the Kid, including scenes with principal cast, and has undertaken second-unit work on Netflix's My Life with the Walter Boys. Her broader scripted television experience includes working closely with acclaimed directors and showrunners on major productions, including The Abandons. This experience has strengthened her story-first approach, sharpened her creative instincts and established her ability to navigate the demands of episodic production while maintaining a clear focus on performance, tone and visual storytelling. In 2026, Kylie also served as a juror for the Rockie Awards at the Banff World Media Festival.

As a screenwriter, Kylie's original work includes Whistling in the Dark, which placed in the top 10% of the Academy Nicholl Fellowships, and Western revenge feature OUTLAW: The Personal Justice of Katie Watson, a 2026 Writers Lab Flagship International quarterfinalist.

Mentored by filmmakers including Otto Bathurst and Monika Mitchell, Kylie has developed a cinematic voice grounded in psychologically complex characters, emotional authenticity and visual storytelling. Her work is drawn to characters under pressure and the uncomfortable territory where morality, identity and human behaviour collide.