Editorial Managing Editor Nace Zavrl nace@sensesofcinema.com Nace Zavrl is a PhD candidate in the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University, working on issues in non-fiction filmmaking, globalization, and historiography. He has published in Senses of Cinema, Afterimage, Ekran, and the Moving Image Review and Art Journal. At the moment, he is writing his dissertation on political documentary in the territories of former Yugoslavia. Editors Fiona Villella Fiona Villella is a Melbourne-based writer and teacher. She’s written for The Big Issue (Australia), ScreenHub and The Age and writes study guides for ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media). She is one of the founders of Senses of Cinema, and was heavily involved in its early days as editor and manager. Her favourite directors include Sally Potter, Chantal Akerman, Claire Denis, Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson. Leonardo Goi Leonardo Goi is a film critic, writer, and editor based in Italy. A critic and columnist at MUBI Notebook, he also regularly contributes to The Film Stage, Reverse Shot, Film Comment, and Filmmaker Magazine, among many others. He coordinates and teaches at the Berlinale Talents Press, a critics lab he attended in 2019, the Critics Campus at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia, and the European Workshop for Film Criticism. A graduate of the 2017 Locarno Critics Academy, in 2024 he served as Lead Editor of the festival’s daily magazine, Pardo. Abel Muñoz-Hénonin Abel Muñoz-Hénonin teaches Film History at Escuela Superior de Cine and Latin American Cinema at Universidad Iberoamericana. Previously, he was the chief curator at his country’s national film archive, Cineteca Nacional, where he founded the Mexican film/moving images magazine Icónica. Alex Williams Alex Williams is a PhD candidate in Screen and Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, whose research focuses on corporeal vulnerability in contemporary slow cinema. They are co-coordinator of the community engagement program Screening Ideas and a committee member of the Melbourne Cinémathèque. Social Media Ruth Richards Ruth Richards is an early career research whose PhD explored intersections of feminism and animation. She currently teaches at RMIT University in cinema studies, popular culture and television studies courses. Website Administrator Jacob Agius Jacob Agius is a writer and audio producer based in Melbourne, Australia. They are a committee member of the Melbourne Cinémathèque and the Czech & Slovak Film Festival of Australia Committee Amanda Barbour (President) Amanda Barbour is an award winning film critic and former media advisor in the Australian federal parliament. Duncan Caillard (Vice-President) Duncan Caillard is a screen studies researcher and film programmer based in Melbourne, Australia. His doctoral thesis analysed the screen works of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and his current research investigates transnational art cinema in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific focussing, on the intersection of film aesthetics and political activism. Jane Carracher (Treasurer) Jane is currently Finance and Membership manager at the Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Jane joined the AFI in early 2006 as Finance Assistant and has since progressed her role to manage both finance and membership for AFI | AACTA, and is its longest-serving employee. Jane has a Bachelor of Business (Electronic Commerce) and has always had a keen interest in all things film. Djoymi Baker (Secretary) Djoymi Baker is a film scholar and Lecturer in Cinema Studies at RMIT University. With a background in television, she writes on topics such as streaming, genre studies, fandom and myth in popular culture. Djoymi is the author of To Boldly Go: Marketing the Myth of Star Trek (I.B. Tauris 2018) and the co-author of The Encyclopedia of Epic Films (Rowman & Littlefield 2014). Reece Goodwin Reece Goodwin is a Curator at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. His area of focus includes film, TV and special cinema experiences including live performances accompanying films. Gabriella Hanna Gabriella Hanna is a PhD researcher in Global and Cultural Studies at RMIT University, working on research topics in arts and cultural preservation within Javanese and Indonesian culture. She has a background in directing films that have received awards at various international film festivals. She’s also a sessional guest lecturer in media and communications at RMIT and founded Melbourne-based production house Acalá Pictures, which has worked with arts and cultural organisations including Melbourne Fashion Week. Amelia Leonard Amelia Leonard is a Melbourne-based film critic, writer and programmer with a particular interest in digital cultures and innovative contemporary cinema. She works across event coordination, programming, copywriting and digital marketing. Kristy Matheson Kristy Matheson is the Creative Director of Edinburgh International Film Festival. She is the former Director of Film at ACMI, a member of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Taskforce and a recipient of the 2017 Natalie Miller Fellowship. Stuart Richards Stuart Richards is Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of South Australia. His research lies at the intersection of Australian film and television, screen-based creative industries, and queer screen media. His monograph, The Queer Film Festival: Popcorn & Politics (2017) was published as part of Palgrave Macmillan’s ‘Framing Film Festivals’ series. Mark Spratt Mark has been Managing Director of independent film distribution company Potential Films since he established it in 1989. He was also co-founder of classics film distributor Chapel Distribution (1998-2015). He has extensive experience working for other distributors and managing several Melbourne independent cinemas between 1985- 2003. Mark has been a Senses of Cinema Committee Member since 2012, including three years as Treasurer. He has also been a Judge for the ATOM Awards (2014/15) and a Jury member at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival. Volunteers and Interns Senses of Cinema receives assistance from many volunteers and interns throughout the year. A huge thank you to Caitlin Johnson, Jarryd Brand, Belinda Goldman, Jasmine Moody, Mathilde Wennevold, Kiri Sullivan, Joanna Batsakis, Tess McArthur-Dowty, Stephanie Donaldson, Sian Mann and Harry McCallum.
