Our People

Producer, distributor and broadcaster with over 40 years’ experience as a senior executive in the screen industry. Former CEO, Australian Film Commission; former Director, ABC Television; former Chair, Freeview Australia; Chair, Asian Animation Summit and recipient of Order of Australia medal for service to the Australian film and television industry.

Former Head of Content Business at the ABC, with over 29 years at the national broadcaster in that role and within the ABC Legal department. Starting out as an Intellectual Property lawyer with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Georgina is a former lecturer in Media Law at UTS, lawyer at the Arts Law Centre of Australia, and board member of Metro TV.

Over 40 years’ experience in school education with an emphasis of equity and quality teaching. Tom is former chair and CEO of the NSW Educational Standards Authority and General Manager of Strategic Policy for NSW education. He is now adjunct professor of education at the University of Sydney and director of the Teaching and Educational Standards Alliance.

CEO of Greenstone TV, Rachel has produced hundreds of hours of content in both Aotearoa-NZ and Australia. She is an active member of WIFT and SPADA; a member of the NZ Institute of Directors; and on the board of theatre company Nightsong.

Chief Operating Officer, APRA AMCOS. Director, Australian Copyright Council; Global Policy Committee, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers.

Product coach and digital product leader with Organa practising across telco/broadband, IoT, cross-platform content, interactive TV, sport, libraries and consumer advocacy. Former Chair of CHOICE, and current Board member of .au Domain Administration and Editorial Board member of the Business Agility Institute.

An award-winning film director and screenwriter, an advocate for diversity and disability inclusion and a Deaf individual who has served previously on the Board of the National Australian Theatre of the Deaf and as a member of the advisory panel for Film in Revolt.

Kelly is one of Australia’s most prolific screenwriters, developers and Script Producer/editors. She is the co-creator of the critically acclaimed series The Circuit, and her credits included The Doctor Blake Mysteries, The Code, Under the Vines, The Black Balloon and The Merger. She is a former board member of Film Victoria and a former Vice President of the Australian Writers’ Guild.

A founder and first Executive Chairman of Matchbox Pictures and currently a Director and Executive Producer of Big and Little Films. A former lawyer with extensive experience in arts and entertainment law, Michael is also an Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. He started producing film and television projects in 1997 and was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by Screen Producers Australia in 2018.

Anthony is a Chartered Accountant and a Registered Company Auditor in Australia & New Zealand. As a Senior Partner with Hall Chadwick, Anthony has over 30 years experience providing Audit, CFO Advisory and Financial Due Diligence services. Anthony is also the Managing Director of Asset Recruitment proving recruiting services to the Finance sector.

A scriptwriter, story advisor and accredited trainer, Dot is a Noongar woman who is a Director of Goolarri Media Enterprises and Ramu Productions. She is also a board member of Cinefest Oz Film Festival and Co-Chair of the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group to the Federal Government.

CEO & Founder, Madman Entertainment, distributor of 35 Oscar-nominated films. Has Executive Produced more than 50 feature films & documentaries. In 2016, established streaming platform DocPlay. Current partner in European development fund CCM. Former President AIDA. Current Co-Chair Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), Board Member Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).