20th December 2022
…d screened at festivals worldwide. The families onscreen led a multi-year impact campaign targeting juvenile justice, education and anti-racism. Previously, she has made short documentaries, including TWO (2013), RICHARD (2009), Growing Up Gayby (2014) and her feature doc Gayby Baby (2015) made with Charlotte Mars. Gayby Baby screened at festivals internationally, won many awards and sparked a national conversation in Australia about the rights of…
Read More8th January 2021
…hich has screened at numerous festivals around the world. Eliza has just completed filming M Night Shyamalan’s Old, due for release in 2021. MARVIN ROWLAND Marvin is a Sydney-based actor whose love for acting and admiration of the craft began brewing in his younger teenage years. He has trained notably in the Young Actors Studio (2018) at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), as well as other institutions such as the Australian Theatre fo…
Read More29th December 2021
…lgoorlie won Best Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival 2017. Her latest film, a glimpse inside child protection in NSW, The Department, is the culmination of many years observation and interest in young people experiencing social inequality and the systems around them. She is also a passionate environmentalist and has made probono videos for various enviro orgs. MATTHEW WALKER Matthew Walker is the director of I’m Wanita, which won Best Feature…
Read More27th December 2023
…at fast-tracking the careers of mid-career writers and directors in the competitive US film and television industry. Tony’s adult animation series ‘Bogan Moths’ won the ‘Stand Up & Pitch’ development prize at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival 2023. His TV pilot script, ‘Risen’, was a Finalist Runner Up in the Australian Writers’ Guild John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing, and he was inducted into the AWG’s ‘Pathways Showca…
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…. ADRIAN CHIARELLA Adrian is a writer, director and script editor in short film, feature films and television. He currently works in development for Tony Ayres’ production company, TAP. . . . . . PETER POLITES Peter is a writer of Greek descent from Western Sydney. His debut novel, Down the Hume, was shortlisted for a NSW Premier’s Literary Award in 2017. His second novel, The Pillars, was released to wide acclaim in 2019. . . . . . . FLiCKERUP JU…
Read More13th December 2013
…don Short Film Festival, Virgin Media Shorts, Friends of the Earth’s Green Film Competition, and the Vimeo Festival and Awards 2012. James has consulted for Cinelan, and for HBO Europe. He advises the Branchage International Film and Abandon Normal Devices festivals, and is a Trustee of Dramatic Need. RACHEL WARD In 1981 she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for “New Star of the Year” for her role in the film Sharky’s Machine starring with…
Read More12th December 2016
…in; and in Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut film Unbroken. In 2014 she completed filming Louder Than Words with David Duchovny and starred later as ‘Natalie’ in the 2015 Warner Brothers 3D disaster film San Andreas. Most recently she starred as ‘Lucy’ in Tim Ferguson’s 2016 film Spin Out alongside Xavier Samuel and thriller Bad Blood releasing next year. RENEE BRACK Renée Brack is a versatile journalist and screen producer with 20+ years experie…
Read More6th January 2025
…arring Hugo Weaving and Phoenix Raei), and collaborating with the French company Georges Films on the award-winning The Translator, starring Miranda Tapsell and David Field. In 2020, MahVeen was selected as one of Screen Producers Australia’s “Ones to Watch” producers and recently, she was named the Rising Talent of 2024 in producing by Inside Film Magazine. MahVeen is dedicated to identifying compelling stories and bringing together talented indi…
Read More8th December 2017
…ng the Soviet invasion and with the Totonacs in Huehuetla, Mexico. GREER SIMPKIN Greer Simpkin is a Producer with Bunya Productions. Since joining Bunya in 2015 Greer has produced the Ivan Sen feature Goldstone, Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country and was an Executive Producer on Rachel Perkins’ feature Jasper Jones. Greer is currently producing TV drama series Mystery Road for the ABC, as well as a drama/documentary series Blue Water Empire. She is…
Read More26th November 2013
…years starting out with roles in national institutions such as the British Film Institute and the UK Film Council. Her love of film festivals started with a voluntary position at the London Film Festival. She then travelled to Australia to work at Flickerfest Short Film Festival where her passion for short film was born. Since then she has worked on Edinburgh International Film Festival, Animated Exeter and was the Managing Director for Encounters…
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