Antoinette Charalambous
- Production Designer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
I am a Story Crafter; a mature ; ) emerging screenwriter with a case full of feature length scripts, lined up to be completed and brought to the light of day! I have a lot of experience, learning and skills in my toolbox and the gifts of intuition, visualisation, communication, empathy and insight.
I've studied the crafts of screenwriting and film production and screen industry development for over 10 years; from academic sources, personal studies, screen professionals and organisations, both in Australia and the US. I have some industry experience as an Assistant Producer for ABC TV; a Production Runner and 3rd Assistant Director on a feature film with a budget of $2M and Production Designer for a TV pilot. I've also completed a course in Psychotherapy to further enhance my understanding of human struggle, growth and development.
I grew up in London on a copious diet of books, TV, Film, global cultures and music and Greek food. My Mum was a newsagent with a working-class background and a fighting spirit and my Dad a Greek Cypriot immigrant, Beatnick and sheet-metal worker, dabbling in London gangs in organised crime. I adventured over to Australia at the age of 19 with an Aussie prawn trawler fisherman from Western Australia, who I met in a nightclub in Covent Garden. I lived in Sydney and sailed a yacht with a crew of mates for seven days, up the the East Coast and discovered Byron Bay, where I settled and raised my children as a single parent.
I'm passionate about creating meaningful and uplifting content and am interested in global trends and innovation in screen storytelling. I love Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Action/Adventure and some Sci-Fi films. I'm inspired by the triumph of the human spirit; the hero's journey; the rise of the underdog; coming of age journeys and the balance of gender equality and human diversity. I'm open to writing collaborations, feedback and passing on some of my ideas for others to write.
I look forward to working with you!
I've studied the crafts of screenwriting and film production and screen industry development for over 10 years; from academic sources, personal studies, screen professionals and organisations, both in Australia and the US. I have some industry experience as an Assistant Producer for ABC TV; a Production Runner and 3rd Assistant Director on a feature film with a budget of $2M and Production Designer for a TV pilot. I've also completed a course in Psychotherapy to further enhance my understanding of human struggle, growth and development.
I grew up in London on a copious diet of books, TV, Film, global cultures and music and Greek food. My Mum was a newsagent with a working-class background and a fighting spirit and my Dad a Greek Cypriot immigrant, Beatnick and sheet-metal worker, dabbling in London gangs in organised crime. I adventured over to Australia at the age of 19 with an Aussie prawn trawler fisherman from Western Australia, who I met in a nightclub in Covent Garden. I lived in Sydney and sailed a yacht with a crew of mates for seven days, up the the East Coast and discovered Byron Bay, where I settled and raised my children as a single parent.
I'm passionate about creating meaningful and uplifting content and am interested in global trends and innovation in screen storytelling. I love Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Action/Adventure and some Sci-Fi films. I'm inspired by the triumph of the human spirit; the hero's journey; the rise of the underdog; coming of age journeys and the balance of gender equality and human diversity. I'm open to writing collaborations, feedback and passing on some of my ideas for others to write.
I look forward to working with you!