Emma Alberici is an award-winning journalist and documentary maker with nearly three decades of experience in public interest broadcasting. She is best known for her sharp, interrogative interviewing style on the ABC’s flagship programs Lateline and 7.30, where she held senior roles including Finance Editor, Europe Correspondent during the Global Financial Crisis, and later Chief Economics Correspondent.
Her documentary reporting on the first Trump presidency and the early impact of COVID-19 in Italy has been widely recognised for its depth and clarity. Emma has interviewed world leaders and major public figures across Europe and Australia, building a reputation for rigorous journalism and exceptional listening skills.
She is currently a Partner at Derwent Executive Search and an Adjunct Lecturer in Communications at Charles Sturt University, where she teaches postgraduate students the art of asking incisive, meaningful questions.
Alexei Toliopoulos is a writer, comedian, podcaster and film critic whose work bridges cinema, comedy and documentary storytelling. He is known for his encyclopaedic film knowledge and infectious passion for screen culture.
With creative partner Cameron James, Alexei co-created and stars in the investigative-comedy documentary series Finding Drago, Finding Desperado and Finding Yeezus, celebrated for their playful yet rigorous approach to uncovering obscure pop-culture truths. He is also the creator and host of The Last Video Store, a popular film podcast produced with The Betoota Advocate, featuring conversations with leading filmmakers, actors and creatives.
In 2025, Alexei co-created and performed the sold-out live documentary-comedy show Refused Classification with Zachary Ruane.
Erin Rosenberg is a documentary marketer and programmer with experience in exhibition, festivals, and distribution. She is currently Marketing & Partnerships Executive at the documentary specialist streaming platform DocPlay.
Stephanie King is a filmmaker, impact producer and strategist working on unceded Gadigal lands. Her films have screened and been awarded at international festivals, released in cinemas nationally, and shown on SBS, NITV, Nine, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Australian and others. She is best known for feature documentary Undermined – Tales from the Kimberley, which premiered at MIFF and was awarded the Antenna Audience Award, and impact series Voices of the River, which helped achieve a record 43,000 submissions to a government inquiry. She was a 2021 recipient of Screen Australia’s Enterprise People, and a 2022 fellow with UnionDocs, NY.
As an impact producer, strategist or advisor, Stephanie has worked on over 20 productions, including Delikado, Incarceration Nation, Trailblazers, Climate Changers and Guided By Horses. She joined Documentary Australia as Impact Director in 2022, where she leads impact and filmmaker programs, assesses film applications and supports sector advocacy.
