hi, I’m kristen.

Thanks for stopping by.

I'm an emerging multi-disciplinary producer and film production specialist currently based in Sydney, Australia.

Born and raised in an Italian and Greek migrant household, I am passionate about stories that embrace culture and support marginalised communities.

For the past three years, I've worked alongside brands to hit their goals and tell moving stories - working to support world-leading brands such as Adobe, Atlassian, WWF, NIDA, and Commonwealth Bank Australia.

My first feature film, 'Salt Along The Tongue', written and directed by Parish Malfitano (Bloodshot Heart), world premieres at SXSW Sydney 2024. I developed and produced a short proof of concept called Corduroy, which was selected in the Top 5 of the 2022 AACTA Pitch: Focus competition with Sony, whilst my work as production manager on the short film Learning the Curvature Of The Earth world premiered at Flickerfest 2022 and won Best Direction, Editing & Drama at AWFF 2022. I have also worked in documentary, producing a short doco They Skate, which follows a neurodiverse queer non-binary skateboarder which streamed on SBS on Demand in 2023.

I'm passionate about the digital landscape and can be best described as a 'web series godmother' - having joined the Melbourne WebFest as their Engagement Manager from 2017 - 2021. With over 4 years of working within the international web series community, I'm proud to honour innovative creators, cast, and crew.

I refined my craft at the Australian, Film Television & Radio School, and also hold the position as the Chair of the AFTRS Student Representative Council, with the task of building safe (and social) environments for future storytellers.

I kicked off my career with a Bachelor of Media and Communication & Graduate Diploma in Journalism at La Trobe University, so you can trust that I've been immersed in different forms of storytelling for quite some time now. You can find works of mine in Punkee, the AU Review, Rabelais Magazine and UniPollWatch. I was a host of C31 Melbourne's Smith Street 86 (2016 - 2017), and SYN 1700 (2017).

I have a background in digital marketing, working with social (organic and paid), website development and e-commerce, as well as CRM - building audiences from the ground up and sending out the right information at the right time.

With a strong passion for development & production, I find nothing more exciting than spending my days collaborating on commercial and narrative-based works. I have experience in digital marketing and social media content creation, so when it comes to distribution and finding audiences, I'm the right gal for the job.

I’d love to meet you - if you want to get in touch email me directly at kristen@crispfilms.co.