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AMANDA KRENTZMAN
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL ORIGINALS
MIKE COWAP
HEAD OF SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED AT PRINCESS PICTURES
ALASDAIR DOLAN
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT FLAME MEDIA
REBECCA ELLIOTT
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER AT KOJO
SANCIA ROBINSON
CASTING PRODUCER
KYLIE WASHINGTON
GENERAL MANAGER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF BBC STUDIOS
SEBASTIAN ANGBORN
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT SCREEN TERRITORY
KIM BATTERHAM
HEAD OF CINEMATOGRAPHY AT AFTRS
KHOA DO
DIRECTOR
GAIL KOVATSEFF
PROGRAM, AUDIENCE AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL
ALEJANDRA CANALES
COURSE LEADER AT AFTRS
JOSH MCCARTY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR FILM AND TV AT UNISA
NICOLE MILLER
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF 57 FILMS
DOROTHY STARUCHOWICZ
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT MEDIA SUPER
JUSTIN DONOGUE
DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE AT SCREEN AUSTRALIA
JOHN MYERS
EXECUTIVE MANAGER, GROWTH, EMPLOYER AND MARKETING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT MEDIA SUPER
DARREN CHAU
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION, ANZ AT DISCOVERY INC
LISA SCOTT
COMPANY DIRECTOR/PRODUCER AT HIGHVIEW PRODUCTIONS
MICHAEL MCMAHON
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT BIG AND LITTLE FARMS
JULIE ECKERSLEY
HEAD OF DRAMA AT SBS
ANDY RYAN
HEAD OF DRAMA AT 9 NETWORK
DAVID BARBOUR
PRODUCER AT CAVALIER TELEVISION
KIRK DOCKER
CO-CREATER OF YOU CAN’T ASK THAT
JONATHAN CHAMP
COMMUNICATION + ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, MERCURY CX
STEPHEN OLIVER
MANAGER, DOCUMENTARIES AT ABC
KINGSTON ANDERSON
PRODUCER AT WONDERLAND PRODUCTIONS
MAT KESTING
CEO & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL
AARON CONNOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR SA/NT/WA OF MEAA
RICHARD WELCH
HEAD OF DOCUMENTARY AT AFTRS
KRISTA JORDAN
HEAD OF ANIMATION AT AFTRS
SARAH MAYBERRY
WRITER/PRODUCER AT SMALL COW PRODUCTIONS
BETH NEATE
HEAD OF PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AT SAFC
PAUL RYAN
CEO OF 57 FILMS
SAM MEIKLE
WRITER/PRODUCER AT AUSTRALIAN WRITERS GUILD
GENA ASHWELL
COMPANY DIRECTOR/PRODUCER OF DANCING ROAD PRODUCTIONS
MELISSA LEE SPEYER
DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE AT SCREEN AUSTRALIA
SARAH CHRISTIE
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER AT GOALPOST PICTURES
SAMANTHA LANG
PRESIDENT OF THE ADG
GEORGIA WOODWARD
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER AT SOUTHERN PICTURES
MICHELLE CHENG
CONTENT INDUSTRY DIVERSITY MANAGER AT SBS
NATHAN ANDERSON
CEO AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF NEW CANVAS
GILLIAN MOODY
COMPANY DIRECTOR/PRODUCER OF KALORI PRODUCTIONS
AARON SMITH
CO-CREATOR OF YOU CAN’T ASK THAT
JAM HASSAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT MONSTER CHILDREN FILMS
ANTON ANDREACCHIO
ENTREPRENEUR
DONNA CHANG
COMMISSIONING EDITOR - SCRIPTED AT SBS
NAKUL LEGHA
CONTENT ACQUISITIONS & ORIGINALS AT NETFLIX
ESTHER COLEMAN-HAWKINS
CO-FOUNDER OF MEDIA MENTORS AUSTRALIA
MICHAEL DRAKE
DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE AT AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
SUSIE HAMMILL
GLOBAL SVOD AND MEDIA STRATEGY AT MERCURY MEDIA GROUP
CHRISTOPHER GIST
WRITER PRODUCER AT SMALL COW PRODUCTIONS
LISA DUFF
HEAD OF SCRIPTED AT EQ MEDIA GROUP
MATTHEW DABNER
LECTURER AT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY
MICHELLE LAW
WRITER/SCREENWRITER
BENJAMIN LAW
WRITER/SCREENWRITER
CRAIG BATTY
DEAN OF RESEARCH (CREATIVE) AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
LIBBIE DOHERTY
HEAD, CHILDREN’S CONTENT AT AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
WARREN CLARKE
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT - SCRIPTED AT FREMANTLE MEDIA AUSTRALIA
VIRGINIA WHITWELL
HEAD OF PRODUCTION AT GOOD THINGS PRODUCTIONS
TRACEY ROBERTSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF HOODLUM
TODD ABBOTT
HEAD OF COMEDY AT AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
TARNI JAMES
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, ENTERTAINMENT, DRAMA, INDIGENOUS AT ABC
SUSANNAH EMERY
LECTURER - GAME DESIGN AND DIGITAL MEDIA AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
STEPHEN MURPHY
HEAD OF SOUND AT AFTRS
STEPHEN DE VILLIERS
MANAGING DIRECTOR / CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF BEYOND CONTENT
SHEILA JAYADEV
PRODUCER AT EMERALD PRODUCTIONS
SAMANTHA LAIDLAW
FOUNDER/CEO OF FEMFLIX PTY LTD
SAM MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR / HEAD OF POST AT BEYOND CONTENT
SALLY HARDY
PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER / AWG
RUTH ESTELLE
SCREENWRITER AND SCRIPT CONSULTANT AT WORD NINJAS / MERCURY CX
RICHARD JASEK
DIRECTOR OF RICHARD JASEK
PIETER AQUILIA
HEAD OF SCREENWRITING AT AFTRS
PETE MONAGHAN
HEAD WRITER AT WORD NINJAS
PETER HERBERT
HEAD OF SREEN BUSINESS AT AFTRS
PAUL WIEGARD
CEO & CO- FOUNDER OF MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT
NOEL MANZANO
VP, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT AT AMC NETWORKS
NICOLE COVENTRY
PRODUCER AT COSMIC POLLEN
NICK HAYES
HEAD OF SALES AND ACQUISITIONS AT ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION
NICHOLAS HAYDEN
HEAD OF ENTERTAINMENT AT ABC
NATHAN MAYFIELD
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER AT HOODLUM
MICHELA CARATTINI
INTIMACY COORDINATOR & COMPANY DIRECTOR OF KEY INTIMATE SCENES
MICHAEL FAVELLE
CEO OF ODIN’S EYE ENTERTIANMENT
MARION PILOWSKY
DIRECTOR OF CORNER TABLE PRODUCTIONS
MARCUS GILLEZEAU
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT FIRELIGHT PRODUCTIONS
MADELEINE PARRY
DIRECTOR OF TROVE FILMS PTY LTD
LYN NORFOR
HEAD OF PRODUCING AND PRODUCTION AT AFTRS
LORIEN MCKENNA
SCREENWRITER & CO-HOST OF THE SCREENWRITING LIFE PODCAST
LISA SHAUNESSY
PARTNER/PRODUCER AT THIS IS ARCADIA
LAUREN HILLMAN
GENERAL MANAGER AT C44 ADELAIDE PTY LTD
MEG LEFAUVE
SCREENWRITER & CO-HOST OF THE SCREENWRITING LIFE PODCAST
LUKE TUNNECLIFFE
HEAD OF CONTENT AT JAMTV AUSTRALIA
LANA GREENHALGH
DRAMA EXECUTIVE AT FOXTEL
KRISTIAN MOLIERE
PRODUCER AT TRIPTYCH PICTURES
KEN WONG
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF MOUNTAINS STUDIO
KEN CROUCH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT SCREENWORKS (AUSTRALIA)
KATH SHELPER
PRODUCER AT SCARLETT PICTURES PTY LTD
KATHERINE SLATTERY
SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT MATCHBOX PICTURES
KATE CROSER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FILM CORPORATION
JENEVIEVE CHANG
DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE AT SCREEN AUSTRALIA
JULIE RYAN
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE AT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FILM CORPORATION