Zoë Coombs Marr has been announced as the MC for the new Film & Screen track at Cairns Crocodiles, presented by Pinterest.
The acclaimed comedian, performer and writer will host the new track, bringing her sharp wit and stagecraft to a programme exploring the future of storytelling across film, television and streaming.
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Coombs Marr is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most accomplished comedians. She first took to the stage at just 15 and has since built an international career spanning stand-up, theatre and television, earning critical acclaim and multiple awards along the way.
Nancy Hromin, co-founder of Irresistible Magazine and a director of The Misfits Media Company, said Coombs Marr’s ability to move effortlessly between comedy, performance and screen made her the perfect host for the festival’s new Film & Screen track.
“Zoë brings a brilliant mix of intelligence, curiosity and humour to everything she does,” Hromin said. “She understands both the craft of storytelling and the cultural conversations shaping screen today, which makes her the perfect person to guide this new track.”
Coombs Marr is also the creator, writer and host of Queerstralia, the ABC documentary series uncovering the untold LGBTQIA+ history of Australia. The series won Best History Program at the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers and the Australian Editors Guild Award for Best Editing in Non-Fiction TV, while also earning nominations at MIPCOM Cannes and the 2024 AACTA Awards.
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Beyond television, Coombs Marr is known for her boundary-pushing live comedy. Her award-winning show Trigger Warning became one of the most talked-about performances of the 2016 comedy festival circuit, winning the Melbourne Comedy Festival Award and the Golden Gibbo, while her later show Bossy Bottom earned a prestigious Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe and was later released internationally on Amazon Prime Video.
The Film & Screen track is a new addition to the Cairns Crocodiles programme, with its sessions running concurrently with day two Crocodiles content. It will take place on Wednesday 13 May.
Sessions will explore topics ranging from the power of pop culture to influence society, the evolving relationship between screen and marketing, the rise of micro-dramas, the future of cinema, the changing economics of global content production and streaming and more.
Speakers confirmed for the track include Suzanne Strasser, VP Global Head of CTV Brand and Agency Partnerships at Tubi; Timothy Oh, General Manager International at COL Group Co; Minta Burn, Head of Global PR and Advocacy at Tourism Australia; Ed Ludlow, Senior Analyst at Ampere Analysis; Damian Keogh, President and CEO of The Hoyts Group; Thomas Dobson, Executive Operations, Planning and Partnerships at NAB and more.
Cairns Crocodiles will take place May 12–14 in Cairns.
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