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Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien

Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien is an AACTA-nominated Chinese-Irish-Australian director known for offbeat comedy with emotional depth.

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Production company & representation
Rattling Stick
Production company · US, UK · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
AACTA Award nomination for 'Not Russian Anywhere'
AACTA · 2026 · award
Australian Directors Guild Award nomination (Best Directing) for 'Pleasant Avenue'
Australian Directors Guild · 2024 · award
ADG Award nomination, Music Video Direction
Australian Directors Guild · award
Selected clients
MLAUber EatsVolkswagenSkoda

Bio & background

Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien is an AACTA-nominated Chinese-Irish-Australian director known for offbeat comedy with emotional depth. Her commercial work spans Uber Eats, Volkswagen, Skoda, MLA (Meat & Livestock Australia), Honda, Milkrun, Quick-Eze, CommBank, PayPal, H&M, Maltesers, GWM, and TikTok. She co-directed MLA's "The Generation Gap" with Trent O'Donnell, shot Skoda's "Surprisingly EV" campaign entirely at night via DDB Sydney, and directed Milkrun's "Milk It" in 4:3 aspect ratio with Poor Things-inspired lenses via ABEL. Her web series 'Pleasant Avenue' (2024) earned an Australian Directors Guild Award nomination for Best Directing and reached over 1 million views on Facebook, while 'Not Russian Anywhere' (2025) won Best Comedy at the Australian Women's Film Festival 2025 and received a 2026 AACTA nomination after garnering over 1 million Instagram views. Her short film 'Jump' won Best Short Film at Academy Award-accredited Palm Springs International ShortFest 2013, Provincetown International Film Festival 2013, and Blue Mountains Film Festival, screening at 25+ festivals. She directed Season 2 of 'Syd2030,' which won Best International Web Series at LA Film TV & Webisode Festival, Melbourne WebFest, and Dublin WebFest. She is attached to direct her first feature 'The Nest Egg' starring Deborra-Lee Furness and is currently working with Rabbit (Australia) and Rattling Stick (UK).

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Awards
  • AACTA Award nomination for 'Not Russian Anywhere'
    AACTA · 2026
  • Australian Directors Guild Award nomination (Best Directing) for 'Pleasant Avenue'
    Australian Directors Guild · 2024
  • ADG Award nomination, Music Video Direction
Australian Directors Guild
  • Invited to judge D&AD Awards
    D&AD
  • Invited to judge AWARD Awards
    AWARD
  • Best Comedy, Australian Women's Film Festival for 'Not Russian Anywhere'
    Australian Women's Film Festival · 2025
  • Best Short Film, Palm Springs International ShortFest for 'Jump'
    Palm Springs International ShortFest · 2013
  • Best Short Film, Provincetown International Film Festival for 'Jump'
    Provincetown International Film Festival · 2013
  • Best International Web Series, LA Film TV & Webisode Festival for 'Syd2030' Season 2
    LA Film TV & Webisode Festival
  • Best International Web Series, Melbourne WebFest for 'Syd2030' Season 2
    Melbourne WebFest
  • Best International Web Series, Dublin WebFest for 'Syd2030' Season 2
    Dublin WebFest
  • Invited to judge CICLOPE Asia-Pacific
    CICLOPE
  • Best Narrative, Clipped Music Video Festival for Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys '5AM'
    Clipped Music Video Festival · 2020
  • Best Short Film, Blue Mountains Film Festival for 'Jump'
    Blue Mountains Film Festival
  • Press
    • LBB "The Directors" series profile
      LBB · 2026
    • Signed to Rattling Stick UK
      David Reviews · 2025
    • Signed to The Producers (AU)
      Campaign Brief · 2023
    • Signed to Film Construction (NZ)
      StopPress · 2022