Loani Arman is a writer and creative producer with a passion for underrepresented voices and stories that are overdue to be heard, and also a host of industry podcast, We Interrupt This Broadcast.

She has written on projects for some of Australia’s leading production companies, including Fremantle Australia and Magpie Pictures, and recently co-wrote an adaptation of a popular horror Webtoon series with writing partner, Diya Eid. Her documentary series My Body Says premiered on the ABC in 2020, winning Best Short Form Documentary at the inaugural AIDC Awards. In 2019, she won the AACTA Pitch competition, which led to her award-winning short, Our Greatest Escape, and was also selected for Australians in Film Charlie’s Lab in LA, where she developed her series, The Mother Load.

Loani has also held senior creative roles in the Australian screen sector. She was Scripted Commissioning Editor at SBS, working across the development and production of original series including Safe Home, Erotic Stories, Swift Street, and Four Years Later, and was Executive Producer across the network’s short-form drama and features slate, including the AACTA Award-winning series, Latecomers. Previously, she was Content Director at Screen Queensland and a Drama Associate at Showtime Australia, working across over 60 hours of original drama including Cloudstreet, Tangle, and Satisfaction.

Proud of her Indonesian heritage, Loani has served as Co-Chair of the Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network (SDIN), reflecting her ongoing commitment to inclusive storytelling.