In the Frame
In the Frame is a new initiative now in its second year, dedicated to Perth Festival's Lotterywest Films. We’re giving up to four emerging film critics from any background the opportunity to watch and reflect on films in the program.
About the program
You’ll watch films from the 2025 – 26 season, engage in critical discussions, join our Media and Industry Screenings, participate in workshops with industry professionals and write or record your own reviews. Critics will select their favourite film in the program, awarding the In the Frame Critics Jury Prize.
In the Frame is a program that fosters inquiry, reflection, and an appetite for cinema.
Erika Johanson
Erika Johanson is a young writer living in Boorloo. They recently graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English, literary studies, and gender studies, and with a minor in film studies and creative writing. Erika is passionate about exploring the way that patriarchy emerges through film and storytelling techniques. Whey they’re not reading, writing or watching movies, they are usually crocheting, cooking, or practicing pilates.
George Samios
George Samios is a Boorloo-based producer and writer. He has worked for the Melbourne International Film Festival in the Industry team and as a pre-selection panellist for narrative and documentary short film submissions. He has also worked on multiple professional film and television productions in Western Australia. In 2025, he was one of the recipients of the City of Vicent Film Project grant. George has written reviews and unserious op-eds for the Narrm film newsletter, Kinotopia, and Boorloo zine VHS tracking.
Guuleed Ismail
Guuleed is a radio presenter, film enthusiast and aspiring writer. He has presented for RTRfm, as well as Voices Radio and NTS Radio in London. His interests include film photography, music journalism and cinema. Guuleed’s favourite genres are science fiction, horror, and neo-noir, and he is particularly interested in how these genres are utilised to tell culturally diverse stories.
Luca Conte
Luca Conte is a filmmaker, artist, and writer based in Boorloo. Hailing from Italy and the UK, he has directed two short films and created many multimedia projects. He has a deep love for cinema as an artform, as it can bring groups together to create communities.
Mia Quartermaine
Mia Quartermaine is a Boorloo/Perth based DJ and writer. Her film reviews have been published in Rough Cut, Magazine6000 and Isolated Nation. Her favourite directors are Eric Rohmer, Whit Stillman and Robert Altman, and she is inspired to write by P.G. Wodehouse, Dorothy Parker and Carrie Fisher.
Neil Berrick
With experience across directing, producing and scriptwriting, Neil Berrick is a storyteller with a passion for film. His early work promoted dance and the arts in Western Australia. His current work focuses on celebrating diverse lived experiences, amplifying the voices of people with disabilities and older Australians.
Neve Dolin
Neve Dolin is a Boorloo-based photographer and mature-aged Screen Production student fuelled by creative curiosity. With an insightful lens, she is captivated by Art Direction and how it builds meaning within stories. When not analysing film, she is on quest for perfect lighting, catching candid moments, or listening to country music.
Perun Bonser
Perun Bonser is a Ngarluma filmmaker with a background in contemporary dance. Perun is passionate about telling authentic stories that challenge audiences and empower First Nations communities. Perun has written and directed many screen projects that have featured on ABC, NITV and screened at numerous film festivals, including Hot Docs, imagineNATIVE, St Tropez Film Festival, CinefestOZ, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, and many more.
Tim Yap
Tim is a Paediatric ED Doctor whose screen time is split equally between checking sport scores and scrolling Letterboxd. He loves tennis, vanilla milkshakes and ending up at karaoke. He strongly believes that everyone is one film experience away from falling in love with cinema, a fact he reminds his friends of whenever he drags them to his local.