John MacFarlane is editor of Documentary Online at SBS Australia where he works on cross-platform and interactive projects that deal with the broadcaster’s focus on multi-culturalism and social inclusion. He has over a decade of experience in journalism, interactive design & production and media theory, and has produced and commissioned award-winning, audience-pleasing projects in a variety of contexts.
Past events
DocLab at SXSW 2012 12 Mar 2012 at 15:30
IDFA DocLab presents two sessions on interactive documentary at SXSW. With Jeremy Mendes (NFB), Marshall Heald (SBS Australia) and Caspar Sonnen (IDFA DocLab).
Exhibition: Expanding Documentary 2011 25 Nov 2011 at 10:00
Interactive installations, immersive performances and other unexpected representations of reality, presented by IDFA DocLab, Paradocs and Brakke Grond.
Live Cinema Event: Stories We Love to Forget 23 Nov 2011 at 22:00
An evening packed with embarrassing, true stories told live on stage. With Micha Wertheim, Paulien Cornelisse, Kevin Allison (The Risk Show) and someone reading an excerpt from their adolescent diary.
John MacFarlane
Editor of Documentary Online at SBS Australia, John McFarlane produces cross-platform and interactive projects that focus on multi-culturalism and social inclusion


Works at:
SBS Australia
Based in:
Montreal, Canada









