Editing
"The great painters of old like Caravaggio worked the same way as we do now, using new techniques & inventions to build upon their great works. Filmmaking has progressively become a highly technical art form, pushing the boundaries of digital filmmaking further each year. However, it’s never about what kind of high-end system you use but rather what fits the story you’re trying to tell. All these complicated machines are basically only an extension of the vision being formed in your mind and they’re there to help you achieve it. " Says Ben Zadig - Equipment Manager
Film
Leslie Oliver
Leslie Oliver attained a BA in Art from Alexander Mackie College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales and a BA in Film & Television Directing (with recognition in Editing) from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
In 1986 Leslie was a student, Academy Award nominee as writer/director of the graduation film Tennis Court Opera. The film was also commended at the St Kilda Film Festival and played at Melbourne International Film Festival.
Leslie was writer/director on You Can’t Push The River, an Australian Film Commission funded feature. The film was a finalist at Mannheim/Heidelberg International Film Festival – Germany, and screened at numerous other international film festivals to critical acclaim.
Leslie worked in the industry as a director, editor and consultant and went on to establish filmmaking at St Aloysius College where his students won national film awards. As a sculptor, Leslie has attracted numerous corporate and private commissions, had 16 solo exhibitions, been included in over 40 group shows in Australia and abroad and lectured at the Australian Catholic University. He also lectured in writing and directing for Screen in the Faculty of Architecture, University of Sydney. Leslie was part of the team that established the UBS Film School (1994-2004) at the University of Sydney.
Digital
Stefan Popescu
Stefan Popescu is an experimental filmmaker and PhD graduate in Media Arts. Stefan’s films have screened at various film festivals, galleries and on television programs. In 2005, Stefan screened a collection of his films in Thailand, at The National Gallery and at the 4th Experimental Film Festival. Stefan’s debut feature film, ‘Rosebery 7470’, has screened at Calgary International Film Festival (2006) and won Best Director and Best Actress at the 2006 Melbourne Underground Film Festival and is distributed by Accent Underground.
Stefan Popescu is also one of the directors and heads the programming for the Sydney Underground Film Festival. Additionally, Stefan is a part time lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts.
