Anita Barar
2017 JUDGE
ROLE / ORGANISATION
Filmmaker
Writer
Theatre Artist
LOCATION
Vic.
Australia
SHORT BIO
Anita Barar holds a Master of Arts in linguistics and degrees/diplomas in film, theatre and journalism. She is a community ambassador for healthy relationships and violence against women. Her awards include Best Film Maker and Best Community Worker, from Bhavan Australia; Editor’s Choice Award and Honoured Poet, from the International Library of Poets, Washington; and Best Story Award in India. Anita’s feature documentary Crossing the Line was selected for various international film festivals and conferences in Asia. Her docudrama film on domestic violence, A New Dawn, is used as resource material in New South Wales.