Yolanda Ramke is an award-winning screenwriter and director. Having worked for several years behind-the-scenes in the Australian film and television industry, Yolanda first found success in 2013 with the short film, Cargo (which she wrote, and co-directed with Ben Howling). A viral hit online, the film garnered over 20 million views on YouTube, rave reviews from pop culture websites such as Short Of The Week, Upworthy, BuzzFeed and i09, and an international festival run.
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Two years later, Yolanda's screenplay for the feature adaptation of Cargo was ​announced by Australians In Film as the inaugural winner of the "Gateway LA Script Prize". That same year, she secured her first Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) and Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) nominations for the short film, Cold Hearts (co-written and co-directed with Danielle Baynes).
In 2016, Yolanda made her feature directing debut (alongside Howling) with their expanded take on Cargo, produced Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings at Causeway Films (Bring Her Back, Talk To Me, The Babadook). Starring BAFTA and Emmy Award winning actor, Martin Freeman, the film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and blazed a trail as the first Australian Netflix Original narrative feature film.
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Cargo was nominated for five Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Adapted Screenplay". The film was recognised by the Australian Film Critics Association with five award nominations, three Film Critics Circle of Australia award nominations, and two Fangoria Chainsaw award nominations (including "Best First Feature"). Yolanda went on to win her first Australian Writers' Guild (AWGIE) award for Cargo in the "Feature Film - Adaptation" category.
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In 2019, Yolanda travelled to Vancouver to co-direct two episodes of The Haunting Of Bly Manor, the follow-up to hit Netflix series, The Haunting Of Hill House, created by Mike Flanagan (The Fall Of The House Of Usher, Midnight Mass). Upon release, the series topped Nielsen's global streaming charts.
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Since returning to Australia, Yolanda has won her second Australian Writers' Guild Award as a member of the writing team on SBS/Sundance Now's television mini-series, New Gold Mountain.
Yolanda has also served as creator, executive producer, and as a writer and co-director on Troppo, inspired by the novel Crimson Lake, by New York Times best-selling author, Candice Fox. Starring Golden Globe nominee, Thomas Jane, and Nicole Chamoun, the series aired on the ABC in Australia, and is currently streaming internationally on Amazon and Viaplay. With the launch of its second season, Troppo ascended to the #4 spot on Prime Video's "Top 10 TV Shows In The US".
Yolanda is currently developing a slate of new feature film and television projects.
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