Experience

Climate Salad

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Manager

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Bangalow Film Festival

• Australia
• Entertainment Providers

• Founder and Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  https://bangalowfilmfestival.com.au/ https://bangalowfilmfestival.com.au/



The Lake of Scars

• Sydney, Australia

• Film Producer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  The Lake of Scars is a feature documentary directed by the award-winning filmmaker Bill Code, which tracks the story of the white and Indigenous activists working together to protect a seasonal lake on the edge of the Victorian Mallee, hosting the world's largest collection of Indigenous scarred trees. The Lake of Scars is a feature documentary directed by the award-winning filmmaker Bill Code, which tracks the story of the white and Indigenous activists working together to protect a seasonal lake on the edge of the Victorian Mallee, hosting the world's largest collection of Indigenous scarred trees.



Orbital

• Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Co-Founder Orbital

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2023

  Orbital is a new creative platform dedicated to bringing together scientists, artists and entrepreneurs for the design of events and artworks inspired by Space exploration. Through the launch of a series of international events and collaborations, among which a multidisciplinary festival + conference, we aim to foster an urgent convergence of technology and art, channeling a new, more profound understanding of humanity's place in the Cosmos. Orbital is a new creative platform dedicated to bringing together scientists, artists and entrepreneurs for the design of events and artworks inspired by Space exploration. Through the launch of a series of international events and collaborations, among which a multidisciplinary festival + conference, we aim to foster an urgent convergence of technology and art, channeling a new, more profound understanding of humanity's place in the Cosmos.



Cracking the Frame

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Artistic Director

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2023

  Cracking the Frame is the only regular program dedicated to art documentaries in The Netherlands. Established in 2011, the program celebrated its fifth birthday in May 2016 with an extended program of film screenings, artist talks, presentations, workshops and special events entirely dedicated to art documentaries and artists’ films. Cracking the Frame Presents takes place in various venues in Amsterdam and is presented in collaboration with local musea, art institutes, media and other organisations active in the presentation and promotion of film and visual arts. www.crackingtheframe.org www.facebook.com/crackingtheframe Show less



Katalyst.Earth

• Australia
• Environmental Services

• Chief Creative Officer (CCO)

  • May 2022 - Nov 2022

  Katalyst.Earth is a climate-tech startup leveraging blockchain technology to accelerate the transition to Net Zero and Beyond. We are releasing a limited number of NFTs the proceeds of which will go towards carbon removal projects such as planting trees. You can join the community and whitelist here https://www.katalyst.earth/whitelist Katalyst.Earth is a climate-tech startup leveraging blockchain technology to accelerate the transition to Net Zero and Beyond. We are releasing a limited number of NFTs the proceeds of which will go towards carbon removal projects such as planting trees. You can join the community and whitelist here https://www.katalyst.earth/whitelist



Wide Awake Projects

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2020 - May 2022

  Wide Awake Projects specialise in creating groundbreaking live film experiences. Each live screening is unfiltered, unmediated, unrepeatable, and materialises in the moment. Wide Awake Projects specialise in creating groundbreaking live film experiences. Each live screening is unfiltered, unmediated, unrepeatable, and materialises in the moment.



Miraculous Trajectories

• Sydney, Australia

• Producer

  • Jan 2018 - May 2022

  Producer of the feature film / live performance Miraculous Trajectories. This film concert marks the first collaboration between two internationally renowned Chinese artists, the contemporary visual artist Cheng Ran and the electronic music producer Shao Yanpeng. International premiere: Art Basel Hong Kong, March 2019 Australian premiere: Sydney Opera House / Vivid Live, May 2019 ”This world premiere melds Cheng’s dreamlike vision with Shao’s live performance in a sensory expedition, inviting the audience to explore and be led astray by sound, image, and enigma.” - West Kowloon Cultural District ”A genre-defying cinematic concert" - Sydney Opera House Show less



Goethe-Institut Australien

• Australia
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator

  • Jan 2018 - May 2022

  Curator of an ongoing series of film concerts launched in June 2018. KinoKonzert performances have been presented at Dark Mofo (Hobart), Revelation Film Festival (Perth), Melbourne Music Week, ACMI, Astor Theatre (Melbourne), NFSA (Canberra), Sydney Film Festival, Art Gallery of NSW, Palace Chauvel, Event Cinemas (Sydney), QAGOMA (Brisbane). Curator of an ongoing series of film concerts launched in June 2018. KinoKonzert performances have been presented at Dark Mofo (Hobart), Revelation Film Festival (Perth), Melbourne Music Week, ACMI, Astor Theatre (Melbourne), NFSA (Canberra), Sydney Film Festival, Art Gallery of NSW, Palace Chauvel, Event Cinemas (Sydney), QAGOMA (Brisbane).



Yamato (California)

• Japan

• Film Producer

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2020

  "Depicting the underbelly of a Japanese town dominated by a U.S. airbase, “Yamato” is like a kick in the butt to the apolitical and inward-looking attitudes of Japan’s film industry and domestic market. Evoking the economic and psychological burdens of America’s military presence on a rudderless female wannabe-rapper, writer-director Daisuke Miyazaki asks whether his compatriots are colonized within their own country. Gleefully abrasive and opinionated about Japanese and Americans alike, Miyazaki dissects his generation’s cultural angst as few of his contemporaries have done." Extract from the Variety review of Yamato (California) IMDB film page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5866296/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Interview with director Daisuke Miyazaki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTreqJUmhRo Show less



CineSonic - Live Cinema Events

• Co-initiator and Head Programmer

  • Jan 2007 - Nov 2019

  CineSonic curates and produces live events combining film and video art with new soundtracks composed and performed by cutting edge artists. CineSonic live shows have been hosted by some of the most prominent festivals and venues of The Netherlands and abroad, among which IDFA, Transylvania International Film Festival, Lowlands Festival, Imagine Film Festival, 5 Days Off, Into the Great Wide Open, EYE Film Institute, Goethe Institute, Paradiso, Melkweg and TrouwAmsterdam. www.cinesonic.nl www.facebook.com/cinesonic Show less



l’Échappée Belle Cinémathèque française

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

  Coordinator of the film program L’Échappée Belle, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of French cinema in The Netherlands. www.echappeebelle.nl Coordinator of the film program L’Échappée Belle, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of French cinema in The Netherlands. www.echappeebelle.nl



PLEIN LES YEUX - Frans Film Festival

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2018

  Co-founder and artistic director. PLEIN LES YEUX is the only festival in The Netherlands dedicated to French and Francophone cinema. For its first edition ran from June 3rd to 7th 2015 at cinema Filmhallen in Amsterdam and was followed by a tour program in ten different Dutch cities. PLEIN LES YEUX presents a showcase of critically acclaimed new films produced in France and in French speaking countries and still unreleased in The Netherlands. The festival's focus on French and French-language cinema offers an opportunity to widen perspectives on the richness of French culture beyond cinema itself, in all its diversity: language, literature, photography, gastronomy and “art de vivre”. http://www.fransfilmfestival.nl/ www.facebook.com/fransfilmfestival Show less



International Film Festival Rotterdam

• Netherlands
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Film Programmer

  • Nov 2015 - May 2016

  Imagine Film Festival is the longest running Dutch festival dedicated to 'fantastic cinema'. The 31st edition of the festival will take place at EYE Amsterdam from 14 to 24 April 2016. www.imaginefilmfestival.nl Imagine Film Festival is the longest running Dutch festival dedicated to 'fantastic cinema'. The 31st edition of the festival will take place at EYE Amsterdam from 14 to 24 April 2016. www.imaginefilmfestival.nl



Noordelijk Film Festival

• Netherlands
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Film Programmer

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  Programmer of the newly established (2014) music films and documentaries program section. Programmer of the newly established (2014) music films and documentaries program section.



Binger Filmlab

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Film Programmer

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2015



Arthouse cinemas Rialto, De Balie, Uitkijk and EYE

• Amsterdam

• Associate Programmer

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  Curator of the film series Cracking the Frame and Off the Record (art and music documentaries series at Rialto), Dangerous Minds (social history and science documentaries + lecture series at DeBalie), Serie Noire and Serie Les Maitres du Cinema (French classics at Uitkijk) and On the Road (road movies at EYE - Dutch Film Institute). Curator of the film series Cracking the Frame and Off the Record (art and music documentaries series at Rialto), Dangerous Minds (social history and science documentaries + lecture series at DeBalie), Serie Noire and Serie Les Maitres du Cinema (French classics at Uitkijk) and On the Road (road movies at EYE - Dutch Film Institute).



Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam

• Netherlands
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest Film Programmer

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2014



Plaza Futura / Natlab

• Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

• Film Programmer

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Responsible of special film screenings, retrospectives and festivals. Responsible of special film screenings, retrospectives and festivals.



Balkan Snapshots Festival

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Programmer and Jury President

  • Mar 2010 - Sep 2012



Flevopark Film Festival

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Feature Film Programmer

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012



The End Film Festival

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Head Film Programmer

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012



IDFA / PLAY Music + Film

• Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Short Film, Experimental Documentary and Music Video Programmer

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2012



5 days off

• Guest Programmer

  • 2011 - 2011



SMART Project Space

• Netherlands
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Cinema

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2010

  Responsible for the selection and programming of feature films and video productions, negotiation of screening rights and distribution contracts. Writer and editor of press releases, program booklets and subsidy applications. Introduction of films and Q&A sessions with visiting filmmakers. Technical training of the cinema staff. Responsible for the selection and programming of feature films and video productions, negotiation of screening rights and distribution contracts. Writer and editor of press releases, program booklets and subsidy applications. Introduction of films and Q&A sessions with visiting filmmakers. Technical training of the cinema staff.



International Amsterdam Film Festival

• Film Programmer

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

  Head programmer (feature film competition and feature film sub-sections). Responsible of the selection of films, negotiation of screening rights, introduction of films and Q&A sessions with invited filmmakers. Head programmer (feature film competition and feature film sub-sections). Responsible of the selection of films, negotiation of screening rights, introduction of films and Q&A sessions with invited filmmakers.