Ana Kokkinos is an acclaimed writer and director. Her latest feature film Blessed (2009) premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival and was selected for Main Competition at San Sebastian, where it won the Jury prize for Best Screenplay. Blessed was in Official Selection at the Toronto, London and Palm Springs International Film Festivals.
Ana has also directed episodes of The Secret Life of Us and Eugenie Sandler PI, which won an AFI Award for Best Children’s TV Drama.
Teachers from the Professional Writing & Editing course at Victoria University will run a series of ‘taster’ sessions to kick-start the evening. Write instant poetry in one session, create a character in the next and perhaps get started on your memoir.
This event, a collaboration with Victoria University, is the official launch of the Brimbank Literary Festival. Refreshments provided.
Entry is free!