13 01 2016 - Industry news

Congratulations to Alex Sangston

Screen Australia’s Senior Manager of Producer Offset and Co-production Alex Sangston has been announced as the new Executive Manager of Screen Tasmania.

“Alex has been with us from the very beginning of Screen Australia in 2008 and has built the Offset and Co-production department into an incredibly valuable resource for our local industry,” said Graeme Mason, CEO Screen Australia. “Although we’re sad to bid Alex farewell, his appointment at Screen Tasmania is well deserved and we all wish him a hearty congratulations.”

“Screen Australia and Screen Tasmania have a long history of working together, most recently on Death or Liberty, The Kettering Incident and the soon-to-film series Rosehaven, and we’re sure this relationship will continue to grow under Alex’s leadership.”

The move to Tasmania represents a homecoming for Alex who grew up in Launceston and attended the University of Tasmania. “I’ve loved working at Screen Australia and it’s been so rewarding to see the offset grow into a mainstay of the production sector,” said Sangston. “I’ve been pleased to witness how the offset and co-production programs have encouraged the industry to see their work on an international scale, right from how finance can be raised to what stories can be told.”

“I’ve been blessed with incredibly diligent and hardworking colleagues who keep the offset and co-production programs going, and I will miss them. But it’s time to go home, and I’m very much looking forward to working with the team at Screen Tasmania. There are exciting times ahead.”

Alex will depart Screen Australia on 5 February 2016. 

For Screen Australia enquiries please contact Scott Dawkins scott.dawkins@screenaustralia.gov.au 0403 937 074.

For Tasmanian Government enquiries please contact Jennifer Cane jennifer.cane@stategrowth.tas.gov.au 03 6165 5255.