Director, Writer and Producer at AFIN

Biography

Based in the regional Australian town of Albury Helen Newman is an award winning Australian filmmaker and video artist. Drawing on an eclectic background of classical piano, crisis counseling and community development she has worked in a broad range of situations; war zones, refugee camps, remote indigenous communities, as part of live theatre productions, with community groups and individuals. Helen’s documentaries have screened on ABC TV, ABC iview, NITV and at a range of national and international film festivals. She co-directed the feature documentary ‘Anthem’ which went on to win Best Australian Documentary at ACMI Real Life International Documentary Festival, 2006.