ABOUT
Luscious Pictures is an Australian-based company that specialises in writing, directing and producing film and television.
RICHARD GIBSON - WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Richard is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of Australia, and the Australian Cinematographers Society.
He is the founder of Luscious Pictures, a production company known for its bold visual storytelling and emotionally resonant work. As a director, he has received numerous accolades, including the Best New Zealand Music Video Award and selection for the prestigious Cannes Lions New Director’s Showcase. He was named Australian Commercial Director of the Year and has since won awards across every major international advertising festival.
His short film A Message from Fallujah earned widespread critical acclaim. It won Best Short Film at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, was shortlisted for an Academy Award, and was certified by Amnesty International. The film was adopted into the curriculum of several prominent American universities. Its impact led to an invitation for Richard to speak at an intelligence think tank in Washington, DC.
Richard was writer and director on Battle of the Coral Sea and Operation Jaywick for the ANMM, The AE2 Story for the Australian War Memorial, and James Cameron: Challenging the Deep for the Avatar Alliance. He was the cinematographer on the acclaimed documentary series Afghanistan: The Australian Story, and worked as post producer on three high-rating documentary series for the Discovery Channel.
As a screenwriter, Richard has adapted works including Chameleon by Richard Hains and Rant by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club. He currently has a one-hour geopolitical drama series titled Broken optioned and in development. He continues to explore narrative innovation through long-form fiction and non-fiction. His forthcoming novel A Fragile Truth is a dystopian thriller that examines the fragility of belief in an age of information warfare. Alongside it, and preparing for release, is Prompted, a non-fiction work that documents a man’s spiralling 40-day collaboration with an AI. The book blends memoir, philosophy, and technological inquiry.
Throughout his career, he has remained driven by one core pursuit: to explore the human condition with intelligence, depth, and cinematic clarity.
Luscious Pictures is committed to ethical practices and delivering entertaining and transformative experiences that ensure positive outcomes for our audiences.
Luscious Pictures acknowledges the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal Country, as the traditional custodians of the Illawarra region. We also acknowledge all traditional custodians of the land and waters throughout Australia and pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present.
