WESTGATE (2025)
“Over the course of a single day, an Italian-Australian single mother in Melbourne’s working-class west must draw on all her resources as she confronts the ghosts of her past. In Westgate, award-winning writer/director Adrian Ortega turns his gaze to the unsung multicultural communities who have shaped the city for generations. It’s a milieu he knows well: as a first-generation Australian from an Italian/Spanish migrant family, he was, like Julian, raised by his single mother in the western suburbs. Ortega’s sophomore feature is anchored by rich period detail as well as a tightly framed aspect ratio that imbues the story with greater intimacy.” - MIFF 2025
Writer/Director: Adrian Ortega
Producers: Adrian Ortega, Danaë Grieef
Executive Producers: Adrian Ortega, Senie Priti, Patrick Jennings, Shaun Miller, Danaë Grieef
Co-Producers: Senie Priti, Lee Galea
Director of Photography: Tavis Pinnington
Production Designer: Erin Mackellin
Colourist: Tim Morton
Sound Designer: Gunay Demirci
Starring:
Sarah Nicolazzo
Max Nappo
Rosa Nix
Hannah Sims
Awards:
Australian Cinematographers Society (Victoria) - Silver Award for Feature Films under $5m
© PROUD WING FILMS 2025
CERULEAN BLUE (2019)
“Mismatched travelling companions reveal long-held secrets, broken hearts and unexpected connections during an eye-opening drive to Melbourne in this understated drama. Ortega has crafted Cerulean Blue into an engaging, keenly observed road trip. As well as boasting stunning cinematography and spirited performances, this nuanced two-hander astutely questions and undermines familiar gender clichés; adding some extra fuel to the leisurely and melancholic film’s tank.” - MIFF 2019
Writer/Director: Adrian Ortega
Producers: Adrian Ortega, Patrick Jennings
Executive Producers: Adrian Ortega, Patrick Jennings, Mario Ortega
Director of Photography: Anthony Koreny
Editor: Michael F. J. McCallum
Music: Wes Larsen
Colourist: Abe Wynen
Sound Designer: Gunay Demirci
Starring:
Jack Michel
Senie Priti
Danae Vincent
Awards:
Barcelona International Film Festival - El Rey Award for Excellence in Film Direction
© PROUD WING FILMS 2019