About

Filmmaker and visual artist.

Josef Gatti is an emerging filmmaker and artist, specializing in storytelling through new technologies and mediums. He creates innovative content across film, television, music industry, and a variety of online and digital formats.

In 2021 he created and directed documentary series Phenomena (2021) for the ABC, with the support of Screen Australia and Film Victoria. This work was also adapted into a large format experience for museums across Australia, winning a variety of awards including the “Special Jury Prize” at SCINEMA International Film Festival.

In 2018 Josef co-created the beloved Internet character and webseries Tofu Chan, which has a growing and fanatic global audience. In this time Tofu Chan has grown an audience of over 1 million across platforms, with more than 30 million views. In 2020 Tofu collaborated with US network Adult Swim, the Japanese Film Festival in Australia. Tofu Chan is growing today with many exciting collaborations in the works.

Throughout his career Josef has been creating innovative and bespoke content for some of Australia’s leading music festivals, including local and international artists. In 2020 he directed the music video Carry You by Australian music icons Missy Higgins & Tim Minchin, published by Universal for television series Upright (2019) on Foxtel.

One day he wants to make a movie in space.

Contact:

email: hello@gatti.com.au
ph: +61 432 342 113