Penguin director headed to Cannes Film Festival

The Penguin Empire's newest director - Stephen McCallum - has had his latest short film selected for the Cinema Antipodes as a part of the Cannes Film Festival.

It's the latest in a string of accomplishments for McCallum who's viral video "Its Time" was recently picked as Viral video of the year by Ad News.

McCallum's short entitled "Inferno", is an Australian colonial thriller. It follows three Irish convicts, trapped in a hellish island prison that have to commit murder in order to be free. Samples from the film can be found on The Penguin Empire site.