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The first Screen Australia Board was appointed on 20 June 2008, for a three-year term until 30 June 2011.
Mr Boreham is the Managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand. He began his career in Australia in 1986 and has since held a series of senior management positions at IBM including roles in the United Kingdom and Japan. Mr Boreham is a member of the Business Council of Australia, serves as the Deputy Chair
of the Australian Information Industry Association, is a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and a
Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Mr Robertson is the Sydney managing partner of the national law firm Holding Redlich. He practises media, entertainment, intellectual property, trade practices and corporate law with emphasis on the film, television, radio, telecommunications, advertising, publishing and online industries. Mr Robertson has served on a number of private and public boards, including
seven years as a board member of the Australian Broadcasting Authority, seven years as a director of Ausfilm (including four years as Chair), six years as a director of Film Australia
(including two years as Deputy Chair), and two years as a
director of the Victorian Government film agency Cinemedia (which is now called Film Victoria). He is currently a director of Beyond International Limited and Solar Sailor Holdings Limited,
as well as of Ausfilm.
Ms Bottger is the Head of Children’s Television and Documentary Unit at Network Ten Pty Ltd, presiding over a multi-million dollar slate of production and with responsibility for policy,
programming, commissions, acquisitions and program development. Ms Bottger began her career in television in the 1970s and has produced many series, documentaries and children’s programs including the acclaimed children’s television series, Totally Wild, which is screened in 13 countries. She has previously held positions with the Seven Network, Grundy’s and the Nine Network. Ms Bottger is a Board member of the Pacific Film & Television Commission, a member of the Advisory Board
of Griffith University’s screen studies, television and film school and works closely with state and federal education departments.
Mr Connolly is a well-known film director and writer. His credits include the critically acclaimed feature films Three Dollars and
The Bank, and as producer of the award-winning film, Romulus,
My Father (winner of four Australian Film Institute Awards) and The Boys. Mr Connolly has won three Australian Film Institute Awards and has received a Centenary medal for services to the Australian film industry. He has served on various industry
boards, including the NSW Film and Television Office, the Australian Screen Directors Association and the University of
New South Wales Dean’s Council.
Ms Perkins is an established filmmaker who has contributed extensively to the development of Indigenous filmmakers in Australia and, more broadly, the Australian film industry. In addition to her experience as an executive producer for both the ABC and SBS, Ms Perkins has had a successful filmmaking
career, directing the feature films Radiance and One Night The Moon which received five Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. Ms Perkins is from the Arrernte and Kalkadoon nations. She has previously served on the Council of the Australian Film,
Television and Radio School, the NSWFTO and will complete her term on the Board of the Australia Film Commission on 30 June 2008. She is also a Board member of the National Indigenous Television Service.
Mr Smith has over 20 years experience in the Australian film industry including as an executive producer and film financier.
He is currently the Director, Public Affairs with Animal Logic, one
of the world’s most highly respected digital production companies with credits including Happy Feet, 300, Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire, Hero, The Matrix and Moulin Rouge. He is a former Director of Film Victoria and the NSW Film and Television Office and is a current member of the Ausfilm Board.
Ms Weir is a business executive with over 17 years of corporate experience. She is currently the Group Director of Corporate Development and Legal Affairs with AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, with responsibility for corporate and
product strategy, programming, and legal and regulatory issues, including as General Counsel and Company Secretary. As part of her role with AUSTAR, she is a Board member of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, XYZnetworks Pty Ltd, and is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre
for Media and Communication Law at the University of Melbourne. Ms Weir has previously been a member of the Museums Board
of Victoria, the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust and the Council of the Law Institute of Victoria.
Dr Harley has been the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Film Commission since 1997 and has more than 20 years experience
in the film and television industries. Dr Harley has held other important roles in the sector including Executive Director of New Zealand on Air, Commissioning Editor at Television New Zealand, and the National Media Director of Saatchi and Saatchi in New Zealand. She holds a PhD from the University of Auckland, is a former Fulbright Scholar and is currently Chair of Fulbright NZ.
Her commitment to broadcasting and the arts was recognised in 1996 with an OBE and in 2006 she received a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to film.
Dr Harley will take up her appointment as CEO of Screen Australia
by 15 November 2008.
Acting CEO: Lyn Maddock
Executive Director, Production Support & Investment: Chris Fitchett
Executive Director, Marketing Support & Promotion: Tait Brady
Executive Director, Strategy and Operation: Fiona Cameron
Head, Legal Affairs: Simon Konecny
Head, Producer Offset & Co-production: Alex Sangston
Board meetings scheduled for 2008:
* Meetings considering financing applications