Dilan Gunawardana (he/him)

Dilan Gunawardana is a publisher, writer and digital specialist whose work focuses on arts and culture. He is currently the Digital Engagement Producer at SLV LAB.

Dilan is passionate about developing new models for storytelling and knowledge sharing across Australia’s cultural sector. Previously, he was Digital Editor at ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image), where he led publishing for the national museum of screen culture’s website, YouTube channel and Stories & Ideas platform. He also contributed to ACMI’s 2020 website redesign, which received recognition at the Multimedia and Publication Design Awards.

His editorial work includes reviews, essays and interviews for Australian Book Review, where he served as Deputy Editor (Arts/Digital) from 2016 to 2018, as well as contributions to Liminal Magazine and ACMI’s Stories & Ideas.

Dilan began his career in advertising before moving into marketing. Alongside these roles, he worked as a freelance copywriter and digital marketing consultant and built websites for small and medium-sized businesses.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Geology and a Master’s degree in Communications and Media Studies. His research thesis explored transgression and digital media in post-revolutionary Iran.