DrAnna Broinowski
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Senior LecturerFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences
BIO
BA (Syd.) PhD (Macq.)
Anna Broinowski is a Walkley-winning filmmaker, synthetic media researcher and nonfiction author who uses innovative technologies and narrative modes to document countercultural subjects. Her 9 globally screened films include Aim High in Creation! and Forbidden Lie$, and have won 3 AFI/AACTAs, Writer's Guild of America and NSW Premier's Literary awards, amongst others. Anna's books are Datsun Angel (2024), Please Explain: the rise, fall and rise again of Pauline Hanson (2017), and The Director is the Commander (2015, US reprint 2017). A National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) graduate, Anna has worked as an actor and journalist, served as Jury Chair for the NSW Literary Awards, and Documentary VP on the Australian Director's Guild Board. As a senior screen lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts and member of the Centre for AI Trust and Governance (CAITG), Anna researches GenAI screen tools, political deepfakes, alt-right Australian populist movements and hybrid documentary film.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Director Master of Film and Screen ArtsThe University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2022 - 1 Jan 2026
- Acting Deputy DirectorCentre for AI, Trust and Governance, Australia1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jul 2027
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Editorial Board, Policy & Internet JournalThe University of Sydney, MECO, FASS, Sydney, Australia29 Apr 2025 - present
LANGUAGES
- JapaneseCan speak and understand
SCHOOL
- School of Art, Communication and English
AVAILABILITY
- Conference as a panellist or speaker
- Industry projects
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA
- Academics can be contacted directly or via media.office@sydney.edu.au