The results of the Screenrights election process will be announced at the next Annual General Meeting on Thursday 20 November 2025.
Screenrights Board
The Screenrights Board currently has twelve Directors, as required under the Constitution. Each Director is elected for a three-year term, with a limit of three terms unless the Board endorses a fourth term. According to the Screenrights Constitution, three positions are always allocated for Authorial Directors (Screenwriter, Screen Director, and Composer) and one position is allocated for a New Zealand Director. The remaining positions are General Director positions.
Preferred Skills Set
Board membership and succession is reviewed and discussed on an ongoing basis by the Board. An important element of these discussions involves the Board determining an overall preferred skills-set and ensuring diverse representation. Following is the skills-set the Board believes is appropriate, considering the strategic and operational context for the organisation as well as the extent of current, and future, risks and opportunities:
Governance, strategic expertise, industry knowledge, accounting and finance, legal, managing risk, digital transformation, understanding of government, managing people and achieving change, marketing and communications.
2025 Vacancies
This year there are three (3) vacancies for Directors to serve on the Board of Screenrights: two (2) General Director positions and one (1) Authorial Director position, to be filled by a Screenwriter.
Tom Alegounarias has served one term as a General Director and will be standing for re-election. Paul Wiegard has served one term as a General Director and will be standing for re-election. Kelly Lefever has served two terms as an Authorial Director (Screenwriter) and will be standing for re-election.
Nominations
Those considering nominating for Board positions are encouraged to review the further information below:
Position Description: General Director
Position Description (Authorial Director)
Nominations open at 5pm Monday 29 September 2025 (AEST) and close at 5pm (AEST) on Thursday 16 October 2025. If you would like to submit a nomination, you can do so here.
After the nomination period closes, the Board will review all nominations received. Members will be informed of the outcome of these discussions before voting opens on Thursday 23 October 2025.
Voting
Members will receive an email with information about how to vote once the voting period opens.
Voting will be held between Thursday 23 October 2025 and Thursday 13 November 2025.
Election Results
The results will be announced at the next Annual General Meeting on Thursday 20 November 2025.
The Board thanks all members for their continued support.
Natalie Buck
Company Secretary
