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KARRYN DE CINQUE
Editor

In 1993 Karryn de Cinque realised the fastest way to get her break as an editor was to apply for funding to direct a short film… and then hire herself to cut it! Michelle’s Third Novel was selected to open the 32nd New York Film Festival, screening before the US premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.

Since graduating in 1999 from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Karryn has worked primarily in documentary, winning numerous awards and receiving multiple nominations from the Australian Screen Editors Association, as well as a 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (AACTA) nomination for best editing in a Feature Documentary for her work on Tender, directed by Lynette Wallworth.

Karryn has also cut more than 20 short films, and her latest work Nulla Nulla was recently nominated for a Crystal Bear at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival, and an AACTA Award for best short film.

Girl Asleep is Karryn’s first feature drama.

BETHANY WHITMORE
Actor / Greta

After wrapping Girl Asleep, Bethany commenced filming on The Family Law for SBS Television, penned by author Benjamin Law and produced by NBC’s Matchbox Pictures.

Bethany’s feature film debut came with PJ Hogan’s Mental, opposite Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia and Rebecca Gibney. At only six years old, she scored the role of Jaden in the US miniseries The Starter Wife playing Debra Messing’s daughter. She also voiced the eight- year old Mary Daisy Dinkle in Mary And Max, the animated feature film from Oscar-winning director Adam Elliott, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival.

Bethany has studied drama at NIDA, St Martins Youth Theatre and TAFTA. She has appeared in several short films and theatre productions, most notably Cat On A Hot Tin Roof for Melbourne Theatre Company.

HARRISON FELDMAN
Actor / Eliott

Harrison is best known to television audiences as the slack-jawed Oscar Bright on ABC’s Upper Middle Bogan, for which he received a 2014 Logie nomination in the category of Most Popular New Talent. He received his first taste of performance for TV by accident when he was ‘pranked’ by his best friend on the popular children’s comedy Prank Patrol and from there has thrown himself into the world of comedy and acting with passion and enthusiasm, recently attracting the interest of major US-based management.

MATTHEW WHITTET
Actor / Conrad, Abject Man

Matthew has worked as an actor for the past 17 years, where he has performed extensively across Australia for companies such as Windmill Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Malthouse, Belvoir, Bell Shakespeare Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia, with directors such as Rosemary Myers, Neil Armfield, Barrie Kosky, Benedict Andrews and Michael Kantor. His film credits include: The Great Gatsby, Sleeping Beauty, Australia, You Can’t Stop The Murders and Moulin Rouge. His television credits include: Return To Devil’s Playground, Mabo, Bananas In Pajamas, Spirited, My Place, Sea Princess, Sea Patrol and All Saints.

AMBER McMAHON
Actor / Janet, Frozen Woman

Amber McMahon is an award-winning actor who has worked extensively in theatre for the past 12 years. She graduated from Flinders University Drama Centre in 2002 and has since worked across the country and abroad with a host of leading companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Queensland Theatre Company and Windmill Theatre.

Amber’s most recent theatre credits include Melbourne Theatre Company’s North By Northwest, Windmill Theatre’s Girl Asleep, and School Dance, for which she won the 2013 Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play. She was also a founding member of Sydney Theatre Company’s Actors Ensemble, appearing in several productions including The War of the Roses, Gallipoli, The Lost Echo and The Season at Sarsaparilla.

Amber has written stand up for corporate, political and creative events as her character Audrey.

EAMON FARREN
Actor / Adam, Benoit Tremet

Eamon Farren graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2007 and has worked extensively in film, television and theatre.

In film, Eamon has played the role of Jimmy in Lucky Country, directed by Kriv Stenders; the role of Roo in Blessed, directed by Ana Kokkinos; the role of Dave in Red Dog; the role of Harry in the Australian film “X”, directed by Jon Hewitt; the lead role of Rabbit in the US feature film Chained, also starring Vincent D’Onofrio and Julia Ormond, and directed by Jennifer Lynch; the role of Patrick in the John Duigan film Careless Love; the lead role of Dean in Love Is Now, written and directed by Jim Lounsbury and also starring Claire van der Boom and Anna Torv; the role of Luke in Lion, directed by Garth Davies and also starring Rooney Mara, Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.

In television, Eamon has worked on numerous productions including Steven Spielberg’s The Pacific; The Killing Field; and most recently the role of Ava in Carlotta, directed by Samantha Lang. This performance saw him win the 2015 AACTA Award as Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama.

Eamon has worked for the leading Australian theatre companies, appearing in productions for Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre Company, Windmill Theatre Company and Griffin Theatre Company. Most recently, Eamon appeared on stage in Sydney Theatre Company’s The Present, directed by John Crowley and also starring Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh.

TILDA COBHAM-HERVEY
Actor / The Huldra

Tilda’s portrayal of “Billie” in the feature film 52 Tuesdays is widely considered one of the breakout performances from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Variety called her “a thoroughly beguiling newcomer blessed with offbeat beauty and natural charm,” and the film went on to win the award for Best Director in the World Dramatic Competition. Tilda’s second feature, One Eyed Girl, sees her playing the title character in this cinematic thriller, also released in 2015. Tilda will make her television debut in the much-anticipated mini-series The Kettering Incident, alongside Elizabeth Debicki and Matthew Le Nevez.

IMOGEN ARCHER
Actor / Genevieve

Imogen studied jazz and classical ballet for 12 years and her education as a music/drama student supports her career as an actor.

Recent success includes playing Jasmine in the acclaimed feature film, 52 Tuesdays, directed by Sophie Hyde. Filming took place over the course of a year and Imogen’s role, while confronting, utilised the range of her acting abilities.

MAIAH STEWARDSON
Actor / Jade

Maiah’s major theatre performances include The Reading (2009) and The Visitors (2012) for Urban Myth Theatre as well as Fame (2012) and Bye Bye Birdie (2014) for her school. Maiah is also a passionate musician and has been involved in productions including the International Police Tattoo, as well as Stari Most, Bernstein’s Mass and The Lord Of The Rings with Young Adelaide Voices and the ASO. Maiah was MC for Come Out Children’s Festival’s Big Family Weekend in May this year.