Nick Calpakdijan

Film Producer

Nick Calpakdjian is a filmmaker based in SE Asia, since 2010 producing and editing a range ofdocumentary and drama for regional broadcasters and cinema. He is a 2020 alumnus of Berlinale Talents (Tokyo Edition). In 2013, Nick co-produced and edited Timor Leste’s first native language feature film Beatriz’s War. The film premiered at the Adelaide International Film Festival before winning Best Film at the 44th annual India International Film Festival, among other festival appearances. Nick produced and edited Ismail Fahmi Lubis’ award winning 2019 documentary Help Is on the Way for Go Play Indonesia and PTS Taiwan. Nick has also edited a number of significant films including Trafficked – The Reckoning (ABC), Rosa’s Journey (SBS), Survival School (SBS), and Rising from Silence (NHK World). He is currently in production of Arfan Sabran’s Rabiah & Mimi and Ismail Fahmi Lubis’ Ta-Thung.