lara del arte | director
Lara Del Arte has over 17 years of production experience and is a member of AACTA, the Australian Cinematographers Society and the Australian Director’s Guild. She has been a director and cinematographer on more than 20 commercials and more than 60 corporate productions. She has also acted in more than 40 film, television programs and commercials. Lara has a broad range of knowledge and skills she’s developed from working in the U.S on big budget Hollywood films to smaller budget Australian TV shows. Her own drama productions have screened all over the world including Academy Award and IF qualifying festivals.
Lara’s ability to easily direct both professional, and non-professional talent, makes an otherwise challenging process look like a breeze. Her creative cinematographic eye and storytelling talents produce content that has high-end visual value and aligns with the target market.
Lara’s ability to easily direct both professional, and non-professional talent, makes an otherwise challenging process look like a breeze. Her creative cinematographic eye and storytelling talents produce content that has high-end visual value and aligns with the target market.
natasha sebire | cinematographer
Natasha's diversity in filmmaking has ranged from cinematographer for narratives, to freelance videography, stop motion animation, and extreme camerawork in some of the most remote places on Earth. She has a Diploma in Screen and Media, and an Advanced Diploma in Cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Natasha’s short film ‘Resounding Silence’, an account of climbing and paragliding in the wilds of Greenland, was shortlisted and screened at more than eight International mountain film festivals. Recently Natasha was Director of Photography for ‘Things Lost and Found’ (still in production), a short film about African immigrants. Natasha is also co-founder and co-director of the unique Vertical Film Festival, the world’s first competition for vertical film and video shot in 9:16 format.
Natasha’s short film ‘Resounding Silence’, an account of climbing and paragliding in the wilds of Greenland, was shortlisted and screened at more than eight International mountain film festivals. Recently Natasha was Director of Photography for ‘Things Lost and Found’ (still in production), a short film about African immigrants. Natasha is also co-founder and co-director of the unique Vertical Film Festival, the world’s first competition for vertical film and video shot in 9:16 format.
nisrine amine | writer
Nisrine Amine is an actor, writer and producer from Western Sydney. In 2012, she produced and co-directed The Young Creatives Festival of Shorts, a short-play festival for young people from Western Sydney as well as The Wizard of Oz (Our Lady of Mercy College, 2002), Check Please! (Catherine Mcauley, 2010), Evil Shall Not Triumph (Catherine McAuley, 2010) and The Wiz (Ave Maria College, 2015). She also wrote, produced and starred in a web series pilot Whatever After (2013) and is currently finishing work on a short film script. Her play Must be the Dairy won People’s Choice at Round 2 of Crash Test Drama 2011. She has appeared in the short films The Woman on the Top Floor (2012), Broken Time (2013), and The Parisian (2013), the web series I Luv u But (2014) and TAFEWSI's, Rob’s Campaign (2016). Her stage credits include The Colour Blind Project (Tap Gallery, 2011), Arabian Nights (New Theatre, 2012), Alex and Eve (Factory Theatre, 2013) where she played the title role of Eve. Nisrine has recently returned from New York where she completed an Advanced Masterclass at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She will feature in Season 2 of Here Come The Habibs (Channel 9) in 2017.
gia frino | producer
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Gia Frino is an aspiring filmmaker and has been working in the entertainment industry since 1996. Gia has devoted herself to film since 2014, after working on some successful short films like ‘The Noose’ and ‘Slingshot’ her passion for film was confirmed. Gia has successfully obtained her Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media from TAFE NSW as well as an Advanced Diploma in Screenwriting from AFTRS. She also has management and business management qualifications. One of Gia’s main goals is to focus on women in film, she has already made progressive steps in this direction by always having mainly female cast and crew. Gia will further try to accomplish this by giving a voice to fantastic, strong and independent female characters and by creating an equal workplace. The Wollongong Film Festival was created by Gia Frino as part of her One Girl Ambassadorship, as festival director Gia is very happy the contribution the WFF has made to women in film and the One Girl foundation. Gia is currently producing a few short films as well as writing her first feature film ‘Yasmin’. Gia Frino resides in Wollongong, NSW. |
