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Workshop Presenters’ Biographies
> Youth Documentary Facilitators Biographies
Daniela Farinacci is one of Australia’s
most outstanding film, television and theatre actors.
Widely acknowledged for her roles in award
winning films such as Little Fish opposite Cate Blanchett
and Look Both Ways, where she was nominated for an AFI
Award for Best Supporting Actress, Daniela is perhaps best known
for her role as Paula, alongside Vince Colosimo in Lantana.
Daniela won an Inside Film (IF) Award for Best Actress, a Film Critics
Circle Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for an AFI Award
for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
Daniela’s television credits include
semi-regular roles on MDA, The Secret Life Of Us, and Blue
Heelers. Roles in television films, which include BlackJack,
Ace Point Game and Halifax FP ensure Daniela’s
face is well known.
Her theatre career spans numerous productions
with Melbourne Workers Theatre, Playbox Theatre and Melbourne Theatre
Company, notably appearing as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet,
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and currently
as Matilde in The Clean House, directed by Kate Cherry.
In 2003 Daniela was nominated for a Green Room award for her role
in Metamorphosis for MTC, and again nominated in 2005 for
her role in the Melbourne Fringe/Independent Production of Traitors.
Daniela was recently seen as Maritza
Wales in the highly anticipated Australian telemovie, The
Society Murders.
For more information go to
www.imdb.com/name/nm0267475/
As well as completing an Australian Film, Television and Radio School
(AFTRS) director’s course, Vincent has had director’s
attachments with the television productions RAW FM, Blue Heelers
and Stingers, and with the Melbourne Theatre Company.
He has published lyrics and poetry in magazines
including Verandah and V, and has a sitcom, The
Bogstar Ritual in development with the ABC.
Mallboy was Vincent’s first feature
as a writer and director. Mallboy was selected for Directors’
Fortnight Cannes 2000 and closed the 2000 Melbourne International
Film Festival as well as playing in various festivals around the
world. It garnered an AFI best young actor award for Kane McNay.
Since 2000 Vincent has been developing a number
of film and television projects including Orange for Fiona
Eagger, Australian Film Commission (AFC) and FilmVic; Godless,
a recent recipient of AFC ‘IndiVision’ funding and scheduled
for production in the final quarter of 2006; ….5678 for Rebel
Studio and Latent Image Productions; and Blinder for Milwaukee
Productions. as well as writing for McLeod’s Daughters
(GTV 9).
Vincent lectures at Swinburne University in writing
and directing and was a recent recipient of Arts Victoria Music
for the Future grant to produce music.
After graduating from Queensland University in 1970, Dennis Tupicoff
worked as an archivist and teacher before making his first animated
film in Toowoomba. He moved to Melbourne and the Swinburne Film
and TV School animation course in 1977.
While making a living with television advertisements
and other commercial and sponsored work, andteaching at the VCA
School of Television (1992-4), he has made both animated and live-action
independent films as writer, director, producer, and animator. His
animated films include Dance of Death; The Darra Dogs; His Mother's
Voice; The Heat, the Humidity; and Into the Dark.
Dennis is currently in pre-production on a new
half-hour animated film to be screened on SBS in 2007.
For more information go to www.innersense.com.au/mif/tupicoff
Cinematographer Katie Milwright has been shooting beautiful images
since she graduated VCA School of Film and Television in 1996.
After her departure from film school Katie spent
12 months being mentored by Australia’s most acclaimed female
cinematographer Mandy Walker. While continuing to shoot as often
as possible Katie then embarked on a career as a Second Assistant
working on some of Australia’s most notable films of the period,
including award winning film Japanese Story, Ned Kelly
and The Hard Word amongst many other mainstream projects.
After this hearty introduction to top level cinematography, observing
such notables as Andrew Lesnie, Oliver Stapleton, Ian Baker and
David Eggby it was time to make her own way in the industry.
Katie has shot a variety of significant short
dramas, television commercials and video clips. Many of which have
earned her accolades from her industry peers and recently from the
film community at large. Including a silver award from the Australian
cinematographers Society for the 50-minute short feature The
Heartbreak Tour (SBS/AFC), and more recently the ‘Tropfest
Women in Film Award’ for her work on two finalist films Goggles
and Last Stop.
Colleen is both the project coordinator
and a facilitator for the Youth Documentary Project.
Colleen completed her Diploma of Education
in 2004, and previously studied filmmaking at RMIT University and
completing a BA in Media Studies at La Trobe University in 1993.
Colleen has made two very successful documentaries,
Chicks with Decks and All the Ladies, which examine
the roles of women in the skateboarding and hip hop communities
respectively. Her films have screened at significant festivals such
as Real Life on Film Documentary Festival (both titles), and the
Melbourne and Vancouver Hip Hop Film Festivals. Chicks with Decks
also won five awards at different festivals, including Best Film
at the Open Channel Love Your Work screenings.
Opie has spent most of his 28 years surrounded by cameras.
His passion for the visual arts began with photography
at Eltham High School, which gradually paved the way to working
with video cameras and the making of his first short film Vexation
in 1996. During and after his final years in high school, Opie was
involved with the under-age, non-alcoholic and drug free music show
Fruitbowl. This locally funded project was held in association with
the government-run youth initiative group Freeza.
Before completing a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Multimedia at RMIT University, Opie worked as a freelance camera
operator and sound technician on various TV shows and short film
productions. During the final year of his degree
Opie began working as a producer for a Melbourne
based production company ‘The Film Dojo’, where he has
gained valuable experience producing corporate and commercial productions
for a large number of established clients, such as Australian Music
International, Fernwood, Carlton Football Club and Melbourne 2006
Commonwealth Games.
Opie’s main focus and goal is to be producing
and directing television commercials and music videos by the end
of 2006, with the aim of working on feature films the next five
years.
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