Imagine a life where you are a famous
RJ, an in-demand event host, a respected and widely popular film critic, and an
editor for some of the most well known journals and magazines. Yes such a
personality makes everybody around jealous for sure. But Ed Gibbs has been donning
these roles efficiently for more than a decade now.
An interesting thing about Ed Gibbs is
that, even as a child, Ed Gibbs was a movie buff and also ran a movie club. He
pursued his interest in the movies further by getting a post graduate degree from
University of Aberdeen, UK and University of New Mexico, USA (as a part of the
student exchange program). In the
year1994-95 Ed Gibbs, started his innings as a journalist cum sub-editor with
Various, London. He pursued his carrier in journalism for almost a decade with
different firms in London.
In the year 2004, he got his big break
when he started working in the position of Editor for the ‘News Corporation’,
Sydney which was a well known firm in the publishing industry with over 10,000+
employees .In News Corporation, he helped in re-launching Sydney’s leading metro
titles including the GO, which was also one of the highlights of his career
there.
Thereafter Ed Gibbs never looked back
and took on exciting, challenging opportunities in both digital and print
media. His recent milestones in career include his association with The Sun –
Herald and The Sunday Age where he works for them as a resident critic.
Besides, he also works for different news magazines like The Guardian, The
independent and Rolling Stone amongst others.
He is a well known entity at the biggest
film festivals across the globe like the Cannes, The Sundance, Venice and
Toronto for Fairfax. He has also been associated as a programmer, consultant,
and has hosted many popular events.
Ed Gibbs is now working in the capacity
of a Senior Film and Music Journalist and Critic since March 2008 and is based
in Sydney and sometimes in London as well. He is currently said to be
associated with film – related projects for theatre and TV broadcast
release. Ed Gibbs has a fan following on
the social networking and blogging sites. It definitely is an indication that
Ed Gibbs represents the reviews of his readers globally. Ed Gibbs and the Australian cinema are indeed
inseparable.
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