Karen Pearlman
BIOGRAPHY
Karen, senior lecturer in Screen Production at Macquarie University, is the co-director of the multi-award winning Physical TV Company, through which she has been responsible for development, production of numerous highly acclaimed and award winning dance-films, documentaries and dramas. Karen is the author of Cutting Rhythms, Intuitive Film Editing published in many countries by Focal Press, and now in its 2nd edition. She held the post of Head of Screen Studies at AFTRS for 6 years and was a long serving member of the editorial board of Lumina, the Australian Journal of Screen Arts and Business.
Karen was the 2009-2010 President of the Australian Screen Editors Guild and enjoys her ongoing association with the guild as a full member and frequent public speaker. She is a five time nominee and two time winner of Best Editing Awards from the ASE, as well as an Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Award for best short fiction and numerous film festival awards. Before taking up filmmaking, editing and film studies, Karen had a distinguished career as a professional dancer – performing on the Opera House stages of the world and directing two dance companies. She holds a Doctorate of Creative Arts from UTS, two MAs – one from UTS and one from AFTRS, and a BFA in dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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