Saara Lamberg

Finnish Australian Saara Lamberg is a director, actor, writer and producer. She has received several awards for her work, including the Best Film at the IFF (Milan 2018), the Best Film at the FAFF (Los Angeles 2017), Cinema Australia Audience Award (Melbourne 2017), Bronze prize at the Beverly Hills screenplay contest (Hollywood 2013), Best Actor at Comfy Shorts (Melbourne 2014), Best Drama at the Connect Film Festival (Melbourne 2014) and Best Actor (Lithuania 2004). She lived in England 2006-2010 and studied in the critically acclaimed Dartington College of Arts, graduating with a BA (HONS) degree in Theatre and Choreographic Practices in 2007. She moved to Melbourne in January 2010 and received a Distinguished Talent Permanent Residency in 2012 and citizenship in 2014. Innuendo was her first feature film, it opened theatrically in Melbourne 2017 and was broadcast nationally in Australian free to air television in 2019. Her second feature film Westermarck Effect will complete and release 2020. She is in production with her third feature The Lies We Tell Ourselves that she has shot in various film festivals around the world. In her personal life, Lamberg has struggled with tragedies such as losing her mother to early onset dementia and herself facing breast cancer in her thirties. She is an ambassador of Entertainment Assist, an organization supporting mental health for artists and entertainers. Lamberg is known for her personal strength and courage, as well as extreme work ethic and friendly attitude on and off set.