Filmmaker’s Biography

Akhim Dev is an established creative producer with over 20 years of experience in broadcast television and digital content. He has worked in story producing, post-producing, and digital producing roles on a number of major commercial TV productions in Australia. Internationally, his projects have been vast and varied; from following nomadic tribes in India to chasing the biggest waves in the southern hemisphere and searching for Bollywood’s next star. His credits include writing, directing or producing on THE 3G of US for SBS, STORM SURFERS for Firelight Productions, and THE FINAL SACRIFICE for Discovery and National Geographic.

Simon Nasht is former political journalist for The Age and ABC. In 2014, he launched the specialist independent distributor Screen Impact, and in 2018, DNX Media — a partnership with December Media to finance and produce long-form content for the global market. Simon’s films have won many awards including Logies, AWGIES, AFI, and the Eureka Prize for science journalism, and he was the first filmmaker to be nominated for the coveted Prime Minister’s History Prize. Simon has written best-selling non-fiction books, continues to write for digital outlets, and has a long-time interest in media policy and education. He is a former teacher at the European Film College in Denmark and has guest lectured at many of the world’s leading film schools.