Guests

Each year BIFF hosts a range of local and international guests, from directors, writers, producers and actors, to jury members and curators of the special programme elements. Guests provide valuable insight into filmmaking and programming processes by introducing screenings and participating in Q&A sessions and seminars during their time at BIFF.

	Abboud, Fadia	Director and Co-Editor, I Remember 1948
	Aguiluz, Amable 'Tikoy'	NETPAC Jury
	Barkla, Nick	Actor, Em 4 Jay
	Bovell, Andrew	Co-Writer, The Book of Revelation
	Buchbinder, Amnon	Director and Co-Writer, Whole New Thing
	Clark, Al	Producer, The Book of the Revelation
	Clayden, James	Director, James Clayden Special Focus
	Clothier, Sue	Co-Producer, Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
	Dae-seung, Kim	Director and Co-Writer, Blood Rain
	Donmez-Colin, Gönül	Curator, Islam Unveiled
	Dounoukos, Sotiris	Director and Producer, Paper and Sand
	Edwards, David	FIPRESCI Jury
	Eravankara, Madhu	FIPRESCI Jury
	Forth, Chris	Curator, Film Noir retrospective
	Fraser, Toa	Director and Co-Writer, No. 2
	Golding, Sally	Director, A Strange Hysteria
	Gordon, Laura	Actor, Em 4 Jay
	Gough, Sue	Interfaith Jury
	Hersi, Fatima	Actor, Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon
	Hilditch, Zak	Director, Co-Writer and Co-Producer, The Actress
	Hill, Victoria	Actor, Hunt Angels
	Hughes, John	Director, Writer, Co-Producer and Co-DOP, The Archive Project
	Jayasundara, Vimukthi	Director and Writer, The Forsaken Land
	Jordan, Mary	Director, Writer, and Co-DOP, Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
	Kawamoto, Kihachiro	Director, Kihachiro Kawamoto Special Focus
	Kildea, Gary	Co-Director, Co-Producer, DOP and Editor, Koriam's Law: and the dead who govern
	Kokkinos, Ana	Director and Co-Writer, The Book of Revelation
	Langford, Michelle	Panelist, Islam Unveiled
	Lapaine, Daniel	Director and Writer, 48 Shades
	Leavold, Andrew	Presenter, Bamboo Gods and Bionic Boys Seminar
	Lee, Marrie	Actor, Cleopatra Wong
	MacLean, Gil	Interfaith Jury
	Marsala, Rob	Producer, 48 Shades
	Maslin, Sue	Producer, Hunt Angels
	McDowell, Miriama	Actor, No. 2
	McLeavy, Robin	Actor, 48 Shades
	Milani, Tahmineh	Director, The Hidden Half
	Morgan, Alec	Director and Writer, Hunt Angels
	Motamed Arya, Fatemeh	Interfaith Jury and Actor, Gilaneh
	Mullins, Andy	Co-Executive Producer, Kanyini
	Ogilvie, Jonathan	Director, Writer, Co-Producer, DOP and Editor, Emulsion
	Otis, Roger	Director, Producer and DOP, Roadtrain 66
	Palekar, Amol	Director and Producer, Quest
	Randall, Bob	Co-Producer and Narrator, Kanyini
	Saunders, Justine	Actor, Women of the Sun: 25 Years Later and Women of the Sun: Episode 3
	Soo-il, Jeon	Director and Writer, Time Between Dog and Wolf
	Spinelli, Italo	NETPAC Jury
	Stratton, David	Host, Chauvel Award Presentation
	Tendinha, Rui	FIPRESCI Jury
	Thompson, Jack	Recipient, Chauvel Award
	Torr, Oliver	Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer and Actor, Burke and Wills
	Tsilimidos, Alkinos	Director, Co-Writer and Co-Producer, Em 4 Jay
	Weis, Bob	Director, Writer and Producer, Women of the Sun: 25 Years Later
	West, Ron	Organist, Beyond the Rocks and The Kid Stakes (Cine Sparks) screenings
	Westcombe, Roger	Curator, Film Noir retrospective
	Williams, Ian Kennedy	Writer, Paper and Sand
	Wilson, Richard	Actor, 48 Shades
	Yamamoto, Michiko	Writer, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros and Co-Writer, Magdalena: The Unholy Saint
	Zeremes, Matthew	Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer and Actor, Burke and Wills