AIDC 2019: learning from experience at Pitch Australiana
'We went home, tightened it, practiced and practiced and practiced, and then forgot it all when we delivered it!’ - Isaac Elliott.
14 Mar 2019
Marleena Forward
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Writing and Publishing
Producer/cinematographer Lucy Knox, who pitched Burlesque Blokes with director Isaac Elliott. Image: Curious.
It was a packed house at the second annual ‘Pitch Australiana’ competition held on March 4 at the recent AIDC. Presented by Vice Australia, Screen Australia and AIDC, Pitch Australiana sees four filmmaking teams vie for a $50,000 funding award, with the successful short documentary project going on to be screened on SBS Viceland as part of the Australiana series.
Marleena Forward is an award-winning Australian documentary director, cinematographer and editor based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015 she completed a Masters of Film and Television (Documentary) at the Victorian College of the Arts. She has also travelled extensively in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
Marleena also holds a diploma in Professional Writing and Editing from RMIT. Her writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines, travel guides, blogs and apps, and she has edited a range of both fiction and non-fiction books.
You can find her at www.marleenaforward.com
