Alana de Freitas

Alana de Freitas is an Australian-born actress and filmmaker who relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. Her career began as a teenage actor in 2002, appearing in Michael Rymer’s “Queen of the Damned.” This early experience ignited her interest in storytelling, leading her to transition into writing and producing in 2015. She first worked on the internet lifestyle program “LifeFunk TV” before producing three short films: “Broken,” “Life After Love,” and “End Games.”

In 2017, de Freitas wrote and produced the short film “Infidelity,” which was recognized as a finalist at the Los Angeles Cinefest. Building on this momentum, she made her feature film debut in 2019 with “Before the Dawn,” a project she wrote, produced, and starred in. This film earned significant industry recognition, including the ReFrame Stamp from Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, and was awarded Best Feature Film at the American Film Awards and the Focus International Film Festival. Her performance in “Before the Dawn” also secured her Best Actress awards at the European Independent Film Awards and the International Independent Film Awards. In 2017, she established her production company, ADF Productions.

Her directorial debut, the LGBTQ-themed short film “Nancy,” received the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival, Best Short Film at the Vegas Movie Awards and the Hollywood Gold Awards, and Best Screenplay at the International Independent Film Awards, as well as Best First Time Director at the New York Film Awards. De Freitas is actively developing new projects, including the horror feature “Stay Awake” and the documentary “#WhyIDidntReport,” which focuses on sexual assault survivors. She remains committed to supporting women and underrepresented groups in film and was accepted into the 2020 Women in Film Mentoring Program.