Screen NSW is holding a monthly webinar series to help demystify market partners and support mid-level practitioners to feel more confident to create and pitch projects.

Joining us for this month’s Power Lunch is Malinda Wink, Executive Director of Minderoo Pictures. We will discuss the growing role of impact investment and philanthropy in screen financing, the types of projects Minderoo Pictures is seeking, the various ways it supports projects from development through to release, and practical advice on positioning, packaging and financing impact-focused content in today's market.

Malinda will be in discussion with Screen NSW Executive Director Kylie Munnich, followed by an audience Q&A.

Malinda Wink

Malinda Wink is the Executive Director of Minderoo Pictures. Minderoo Pictures invests in scripted and documentary projects in development and production, thematically aligned with the work and priorities of the Minderoo Foundation. Projects in the portfolio include David Attenborough: Ocean, Silenced, Songs Inside, The Cranes Call, Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, Love Apptually, and Mozart’s Sister. In addition to equity investment, Minderoo Pictures provides grants and strategic support for impact campaigns of projects in the portfolio. Ms Wink was Executive Producer of several of Australia’s most high-profile social impact documentaries of recent times including 2040, The Final Quarter about champion AFL player, Adam Goodes, and Big Deal: Is Our Democracy for Sale? and is a highly regarded leader within the global screen industry and not-for-profit sector.

Before joining Minderoo Pictures, Ms Wink was Doc Society's Global Director of Good Pitch and launched their Australian programs, including the ABC's Climate and Environment Shorts initiative. She was previously Executive Director of Good Pitch Australia whose films included That Sugar Film, Gayby Baby, The Opposition, Blue, Frackman, and In My Blood It Runs, and Executive Director of Ian Darling’s Shark Island Institute.

Contact the host of Screen NSW Power Lunch with Malinda Wink, Executive Director of Minderoo Pictures