Hemlock & Cedar Films

Hemlock & Cedar Films is a Sydney based production company that focuses on female led, character driven genre projects for international audiences. Established by award winning writer, director and producer Megan Riakos, Hemlock & Cedar has just released Australia’s first horror Anthology ‘Dark Whispers - Volume 1’ and is now available to rent and buy on major platforms in Australia & UK. Dark Whispers was also selected for festivals across the world including at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in Silicon Valley, Seattle International Film Festival, Berlin Final Girls Film Festival, Cinefest Oz Film Festival in Western Australia and Monster Fest in Melbourne and Sydney. Bringing a distinctly feminine vibe to the horror anthology genre, it has been hailed by Killer Horror Critic as “A shining example of horror anthology film done right…” and Screen Hub calling it “bursting with ideas and energetic visual approaches”. Hemlock & Cedar has several projects in development including the mystery period film ‘The Last Reprieve’ which was awarded the Grand Prize in the Greater Philadelphia Screenplay competition and survival thriller ‘Hidden Valley’. The company also offers screen workshops for actors and filmmakers, speaking appearances on filmmaking and gender equality, development and consulting services.