MAKE IT LOOK REEL - is an official contender for the 2026 AACTA Awards in the Feature Documentary category.

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(Dir: Kate Blackmore)

🎬 Melbourne friends! After 3 sold out screenings at Sydney Film Festival, Kate Blackmore’s documentary MAKE IT LOOK REAL hits Cinema Nova starting tomorrow!
Limited season: June 19–29
🎟️ Tickets on sale @cinemanova.bsky.social
www.cinemanova.com.au/films/make-i...

What a beautiful premiere of MAKE IT LOOK REAL at @sydfilmfest.bsky.social last night. It was such an honour be the Editor and an EP on this extraordinary film and to finally share it in our hometown of Sydney with the best cast, crew, family and friends.

Huge congrats to the whole team!

Sharing the screening with Cinematographer of Make It Look Real - the extraordinary Justine Kerrigan ACS

MAKE IT LOOK REAL - International premiere
@sxsw.com last Saturday night! 2 sold out theatres & the audience responded beautifully.

Acknowledging all the cast and crew who are at the heart of this film, that weren’t able to attend.
#makeitlookrealdocumentary #filmeditor #EP

Last night I was honoured to present Best Australian Short Award with fellow Shorts Jury member Rowena Potts @ Antenna Documentary Film Festival.

MAKE IT LOOK REAL-International Premiere #SXSW 2025 Documentary Spotlight in March!
Writer/Director: Kate Blackmore
Producers: Bethany Bruce, Daniel Joyce
Prod Co's: Staple Fiction, Projector Films, in assoc w/Broadtalk Prods
Editor/EP: Elliott Magen
Cast/Crew: schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2...

First post on new platform … why not just plug my website 😎
www.elliottmagen.com - Film Editor