BRONWYN KIDD

Bronwyn has a degree in Sociology and Media theory from UNSW and a postgraduate degree in communications from UTS Sydney. An independent short film and documentary maker for the past 11 years Bronwyns films have encompassed every genre from comedy to indigenous and individual rights.

Her producer/ director credits include the one hour documentaries 'Walking With My Sisters' about the Arakwal people of Byron Bay and their native title claim and 'Beachballs' about the Bondi community and the impact of a ten thousand seat Olympic beach volleyball stadium on their beach. Both have been sold to SBSi television. She has also produced the short film ‘Search’ which was selected for Sydney Film Festival, Creteil and Odense film festivals.

Currently she is developing a one hour documentary with the assistance of the AFC, called ‘Back to Country’ that revisits the Arakwal people of Byron Bay and the impact for them of their Native title claim ten years on.

As the director of Flickerfest for the past eight years Bronwyn has curated hundreds of short film programmes for both the festival and its national touring programme as well as many other international film festivals including most recently The Tenth London Australian Film Festival. For the past three years she has been one of the three of the management committee members and key organisers of the International Short Film Conference [ISFC], the international body that advises on short films festivals and protocol throughout the world.

In 2002 Bronwyn opened the Flickerfest Short Film Bureau to distribute Australian short films internationally. The Flickerfest Short Film Bureau now represents over 60 of Australia’s best shorts and has successfully made many sales to all known territories and broadcasters buying shorts worldwide. Bronwyn is passionate about film and its influence on cultures and the importance of encouraging diversity in screen storytelling in an increasingly globalised world.

Directors Report, Flickerfest 2004