Fork Films
About Us
Pria Viswalingam heads up Fork Films, as Executive Producer, writer and presenter. For the past 18 years he has made high-end documentary series continuously for Australia's two public broadcasters, SBS & ABC Television. SBS's and ABC's thoughtful programming is similar to Britain's BBC and Ch 4 and PBS in the United States.
Pria Viswalingam was born in Malaysia of Sri Lankan heritage. Speaking both English and Bahasa Malaysia, (and a little French), he was schooled in Malaysia, Britain, Singapore and Australia. Pria has filmed in some 50 countries over the past 16 years.
Producer Jacinta Dunn has been part of the Fork Films team since its inception. Her experience in television production is extensive.
From 1996 – 1999, Jacinta was researcher / unit manager of the Sport department at SBS Television. In this role, she was involved in the production of the nightly, live news bulletin as well as major outside broadcasts – including the 1998 World Cup where she was based on location in France.
After a stint in the marketing department of Film Four Channel in London (1999), Jacinta returned to Australia – and to SBS Television’s Local Production. She worked as researcher on: the Arts programme Fusions (10 x 5 mins); the live, outside broadcast of the walk for Reconciliation Corroboree 2000; and the lifestyle panel series, Mum’s the Word - Series 1 (8 x 30 mins).
In 2001, she began to collaborate with Pria in her role as Associate Producer for Class (4 x 1 hours). Together, they’ve continued to create and produce: A Fork in Africa (9 x 30 mins); the business series; She’ll be Right…Boss! (5 x 30mins) and the social documentary series - Decadence, The Meaninglessness of Modern Life (6 x 30min).
Jacinta’s credits also include a series producer role for series 1 of the cult SBS show, Fashionista (2003) and the 8 x30min doco Everyone Loves a Wedding (SBS, 2004).
Xanon Murphy joined Fork Films in Oct 2006 as the Production Manager working on Here Come the Neighbourhood – Series 3, The Last Trimate and Decadence: The fall of the Western World? . He is intergral in keeping the operational aspects of the company ticking over.
Before joining Fork Films Xanon has had a varied career in film (1st Assistant Director, 15 Amore), TV as a Floor Manager & Production Manager, and an independent producer of theatre and live events.
Researcher and Production Coordinator Dorothee Damberg has almost 15 years experience in the television industry, including a three year stint producing business television training programs.
After gaining a Communications degree at UTS in 1993 she worked with a number of production companies and television networks including SBS, Showtime and the ABC.
Born in Germany, Dorothee grew up in several European countries and speaks German and French fluently as well as the odd bit of Spanish and Dutch.
She joined Fork Films at the beginning of 2007 to research and co-write The Last Trimate. Currently she is working on both Decadence – The Fall of the Western World? and How Much Is Enough?.
The newest recruit to the Fork team, Elissa McKeand has joined as a Researcher and Production Coordinator working across both Decadence – The Fall of the Western World? and How Much Is Enough?. New to the industry of television and film, she brings with her a combination of strong commercial skills, production expertise, and a passion for research and communication.
Elissa’s background includes three years as a Digital Producer with Rethink Studios and two and half years as a Project Manager in promotional marketing.
With her Spanish & French languages, a Graduate Certificate in journalism from UTS, extensive travel experience, and a First Class Honours degree in History, joining the documentary-making team feels something like a homecoming to a long-term love of research, exploration and discovery.
