Sara Blakey
I'm the person you call when something needs to happen
ORGANIZER · FILMMAKER · PHOTOGRAPHER
About Me
I grew up predominantly between Italy & Switzerland, to Serbian and Australian parents. Throughout life, I have lived in cultural hubs like Barcelona, Bali, Belgrade, Stockholm, Melbourne, and Amsterdam.
“Become who you are” was the motto at Ecole d’Humanité, an alternative international boarding school in Switzerland, founded by Paul Geheeb. In the Canton of Bern, this unique school taught me the power of doing, being creative, and putting people at the centre (ecole.ch/pedagogical-background).
Following my passion for visual media, I enrolled at RMIT, where I began an undergraduate degree in Media and Communication. COVID-19 upended that plan. I moved to Amsterdam, where I obtained a cum laude B.A. in Media and Culture at the University of Amsterdam—ranked #1 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for several years in a row.
Background
Film Festival Programmer — Media Makers, University of Amsterdam · 2024
Programmed the Media Makers Film Festival ("Lost & Found"), curating themed screening sessions.
VIP Guest Manager — IRF Group / International Radio Festival · 2024–25
Ran VIP arrivals, speaker scheduling and meet-and-greets for media executives, CEOs and industry leaders.
Head of thick collective (prev. Head of Events) — thick collective · 2024–2026
Led a team of 10; created and curated events, exhibitions and partnerships — including the "PLUG IN" exhibition at Sexyland.
Web Designer — Freelance · 2025–present
Design and maintain live client sites including artsofpermaculture.org and veranature.org, alongside my own multimedia portfolio; previously built and ran womancircle-humancircle.com (now retired).
Managing Director & Auction Manager — Mr. Nice · 2019–2025
Ran operations, accounts and sales; grew sales 50% in the first year.
Earlier — Marketing & Event Manager, Amsterdam Nightlife (2025); Project Manager, podcast production (2024); Magazine Team Lead & Co-Head of Marketing, thick collective (2024–25); teaching, hospitality and retail (2019–21).
Work Experience
Travelling, cooking, literature, art, illustration, video essays, and philosophy fill the spaces between projects. I’m pulled to interculturalism, community, and the kind of beauty that only reveals itself when you slow down and look twice.
Passions
Stay tuned to see my latest
