Jane St Vincent Welch A.S.E I really love being an editor. In 2004 I received an AFI (Australian Film Institute) Best Editing in a Non-Feature Documentary for The Men Who Would Conquer China, and in 2006 I received my accreditation from the Australian Screen Editors Guild. 2014 FIREYS 8x 1/2hr Documentary Series Endemol Prod. Dir. Penny Robinson Glebe and Liverpool fire stations. 9 Network 2012-13 TIPPING POINTS 6x1hr Documentary series. Unboxed Media. Dir. Liz Courtney. Prod. Veronica Sive 6 Continents, 9 Tipping Points for irreversible climate change. VPRO, Weather Channel USA, German, Canadian TV.NITV 2011-12 MOVE IT MOBSTYLE 26 x 23 minute Series 2. Dir. Shona Devlin A funky combination of Hip Hop Dance and Indigenous stories Gavin Jones Communications Pty Ltd. NITV. ABC3 2010-11 MOVE IT MOBSTYLE 26 x 23 minute Series Dir. Shona Devlin A funky combination of Hip Hop Dance and Indigenous stories Gavin Jones Communications Pty Ltd. Dir. Shona Devlin LIVING STRONG 26 x 1/2hr Indigenous Health Series. Deadly TV Productions. Producer Ivo Burren. Positive health stories from Australia s Indigenous community. NITV 2009 HOW THE LOTTERY CHANGED MY LIFE 2 Eps. 48mins Dir. Sonya Harding. Beyond Productions How winning the lottery can change how you live you life, the ups and downs, the good and the bad. U.S. Cable TV
NORTH OF CAPRICORN Doco. Dir. Margaret Smith Why is there a such a different approach to multiculturalism between southern and northern Australia? 52mins 2008 TANGO WITH A TWIST- 52min Doco. Dir Dominique Pile. Queer as Tango Productions A group of gay and straight would be tango dancers travel from Paddington, Sydney to Buenus Aires to learn from the masters THE BURNING SEASON feature Doco Dir. Kathy Henkle Hatchling Prods As the world faces up to the impacts of climate change, a young environmental entrepreneur proposes a massive carbon trading deal that could protect the forests of Indonesia, save the orangutangs from extinction, and affect the earth s future. ABC, BBC, Wide Angle PBS, Nat Geo 2008 200, New York Tribetica, Brisbane, Sydney Film Festivals, Nominated for EMMY Outstanding Business Documentary Best Documentary IF Awards 2008, Cinema Release 09 Nomination best Documenary Editing 2009 Aust Screen Editors Guild MAVERICK MOTHER -52 min Doco Janet Merewether. Go Go Girl Prods. Tired of waiting for Mr Right, filmmaker Janet Merewether embarks on a very revealing exploration of solo motherhood. SBS 2007 Best Documentary (General) Atom Awards 2008 Best Documentary (Human Interest) Atom Awards 2008 Audience Award & Jury Special Mention under 60 min TIDF Taiwan Int l Documentary Festival 2008 NOMINATION for Best Directing, Doco Aust. Directors Guild NOMINATION for Best Editing Doco. Aust. Screen Editors 2007 TEN POUND POMS -52 min. Doco Essential Viewing & BBC Whatever happened to a million and a half British migrants who paid 10 pounds for a new life in Australia? Why did they come and did they stay? ABC, BBC 2007, Dendy Awards Finalist 2008 DARK SCIENCE- 52min Doco. Dir. Johann Gabrielson & Warwick Thornton. Frank Haines Films A Swedish-Australian co production about the Swedish explorer Eric Mjoberg who came to the Kimberley in Western Australia in 1910. SBS 2007 & Sweden
2006 THE TWO OF US- 30min Doco. Bondi Edit Company. SBS. Based on the Good Weekend feature about the relationship and respect two people have for each other. Tony and his son are tattooists but not what you expect. ABC Nov. 2006 BIG DREAMERS- 75 min Doco Feature.Dir Camille Hardman Barking Cat Productions. The erection of the Golden Gumboot (the next Big Thing) in Tully by a local community desperate to save its town reveals a lot about their resilience, art and humour. World premiere Montana Film Festival, USA, Silver Docs Canada, Melbourne and Perth Revelation International, Byron Bay Film Festivals 2007, ABC 2008 2005 LIFE WATER RATS- 2005 4 x 1/2 hr series. Dir Steve Thomas Roar Productions Tasmania The Tasmanian Water police are a unique group who patrol the coast of Tasmania in all weathers to rescue yachts, catch abalone poachers and check the safety features of the family dingy. ABC August 05 THE MEN WHO WOULD CONQUER CHINA 78/58mins Dir Nick Torrens. Nick Torrens Film Prods In a candid and personal parable of west-east capitalism, a New York banker and his Hong Kong partner search for the perfect mix of economic & political opportunity in China. Winner A.F.I. Award: Best Editing in a Non-Feature 2004 Best Documentary Film Critics Circle of Australia 2004, Best Documentary Dendy Awards Sydney Film Festival 2005, Chicago, Shanghai, Tri-Continental, INPUT, New Zealand Film Festivals among others, Best Doc finalist, AFI and ATOM Awards, ABC and international television MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING 93/83/53 min. Doco Dir. Michael Rubbo. Helpful Eye Productions/Chili Films. Could the works of William Shakespeare been written by Christopher Marlowe? Rubbo explores this theory, using interviews, re-enactments and the plays themselves to convince us to consider his heretical proposal. A.F.I. Award: Best Direction in a Documentary Screenings New York Film Festival, ABC, BBC and internationally.
Vis à Vis: TECHNO TRIBAL - a one-hour Doco Dir Nick Torrens Nick Torrens Film Prods.& Yerosha Productions Inc New York. Two indigenous performance artists from Australia and the United States embark on a 4-day journey via a satellite video link, comparing their worlds and their work. Best Documentary Feature, DownUnder International Film Festival 2004, Best Documentary finalist, Montréal Présence Autochtone 2004, Planet Indigenous Toronto 2004, Sydney Indigenous Arts Festival 2004, SBS Network and international release. TO GET RICH IS GLORIOUS, 52 mins. Doco Dir, Nick Torrens Nick Torrens Film Prods. The second in a long-term series documenting the lives of Hong Kong people: a wealthy Chinese entrepreneur and his partner, a New York investment banker, try to make the most of their new world order - following Hong Kong s return to a capitalist China. IDFA Amsterdam, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington Film Festivals ABC & international television. AWARDS : BURNING SEASON Best Documentary IF Awards 2008 2008 Brisbane, Sydney, New York Tribetica Film Festival, Best Documentary IF Awards 2008, Cinema Release 09 MAVERICK MOTHER - Best Documentary (General) Atom Awards 2008 Audience Award & Jury Special Mention under 60 min TIDF Taiwan Int l Documentary Festival 2008 NOMINATION for Best Directing, Doco Aust. Directors Guild NOMINATION for Best Editing Doco. Aust. Screen Editors THE THE MEN WHO WOULD CONQUER CHINA Winner Best Documentary Film Critics Circle of Australia 2004, Best Editing Australian Film Institute Award 2004. Dendy Awards Best Documentary 2005 Sydney Film Festival, Vis a vis-techno Tribal Best Documentary finalist, Montréal Présence Autochtone 2004, BestDocumentaryFeature,DownUnder International Film Festival Plantet Indigenous (Toronto) and Sydney Indigenous Film Festival 2010 Most Creative Documentary Tian Film Festival China. MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING 2003 A.F.I. Award - Best Direction In a Documentary
EDUCATION 1989 AUSTRALIAN FILM, TELEVISION AND TELEVISION SCHOOL 1 Year Editing Extension Diploma. 1982 CITY ART INSTITUTE Post-Graduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies (Film Major) 1981 SYDNEY TEACHERS COLLEGE Diploma of Education. Secondary School Art. 1980 UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Bachelor of Arts Degree. Fine Arts Major. 42 Terminus St Petersham. NSW 2040 02 9550 9550-0424 716 761 janestvw@burko.com.au