WHO WE ARE
Board

Michael Ebeid AM

Michael Ebeid AM brings to the Chairman role extensive experience from his more than three-decade career in the media, technology and telecommunications sectors. He previously held the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of SBS and Group Executive of Telstra.  Michael was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2017 for his significant service to the broadcast media, innovation and multicultural affairs and was also named CEO of the Year by the CEO Magazine. Michael is currently also a non-executive director of the Sydney Opera House and BAI Communications.

Michael Ebeid’s second term expires 30 March 2027.

Megan Brownlow (Deputy chair)

Megan Brownlow has over 25 years’ experience in media, marketing and managing digital disruption. Until April 2019 Ms Brownlow was a partner with PwC and the National Leader of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Industry Practice where she performed strategy, due diligence, forecasting, and market analysis work for clients. 

As well as being Deputy Chair and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee for Screen Australia, Megan is Deputy Chair of the Media Federation of Australia, Chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the School of Communications, UTS and a non-executive director of video technology company, Atomos (ASX:AMS).  Megan also has a small consulting practice, Housten Consulting, and specialises in designing and facilitating strategy workshops for boards and executive teams.

Megan is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), holds an MBA from The Australian Graduate School of Management, a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the Australian National University and a Leadership Talent Pool Certificate from INSEAD, Singapore.

Megan Brownlow’s fourth term expires 22 April 2026.

Dr Tania Chambers OAM 

Dr Tania Chambers is a Producer and Executive Producer at Feisty Dame Productions. Dr Chambers has produced film and television series including Invisible Boys, How to Please a Woman, A Few Less Men, Kill Me Three Times, the documentary Making Waves and the first series of the children's series Itch. She qualified as a lawyer and has previously worked as the Chief Executive of funding agencies Screen NSW and Screenwest, served as a member of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Taskforce, and her board experience includes being the Chair of the Media Reconciliation Industry Network Group, the Film and Television Institute (WA) and the WA Screen Industry Diversity Leadership Group. Dr Chambers was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the arts and to film and television and she has received an Honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts from Edith Cowan University.

Dr Tania Chambers​​’s first term expires 10 July 2027. 

Darren Dale

Darren has been a company director of Blackfella Films, Australia's premier First Nations production company, since 2000, and is now the company’s Managing Director. He has produced award winning drama, documentary and factual programs, including First Australians, Total Control, Redfern Now, Australians, The Dark Emu Story and The Australian Wars. Darren is a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He is the Board Chair of the Sydney Film Festival and also serves on the boards of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and the Sydney Festival. He was previously on the board of Screen NSW, the Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), ACMI and the AFI. In 2012, he was the recipient of the prestigious AFTRS Honorary Degree.

Darren Dale​’s first term expires 18 August 2027. 

Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp is a respected and award-winning Australian actor who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. An example of Marta's countless accolades include the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama for the ABC’s Janet King in which she featured in the title role and worked as the Associate Producer. In 2020, Marta relocated to Tasmania and opened Archipelago Productions, producing feature films, television and works for stage and festivals. She recently finished filming Bay of Fires – an upcoming ABC drama – on location in Tasmania. Her appointment to the Screen Australia Board is illustrative of the agency’s function to support a highly creative Australian screen industry.

Marta Dusseldorp​’s first term expires 20 November 2025. 

Sacha Horler

Sacha Horler is one of Australia’s most loved and respected actors working in theatre, film and television. She is in the new comedy Colin from Accounts on Binge. She stars in the two-time ACCTA award winning comedy The Letdown, and played opposite Kate Winslet in The Dressmaker. Other credits include the title role in Sando, and roles in Peter Rabbit, The Kettering Incident, Secret City, Rake, Grassroots and The Moodys. Sacha had the unprecedented joy of winning two AFI awards on one night for the lead role in Praise and supporting role in Soft Fruit. She won her third AFI for her supporting role in Travelling Light.

Her most recent lead role was in The Wayside Bride at Belvoir St Theatre, an Alana Valentine premiere. She starred in Kodie Bedford's Cursed and Valentine's The Sugar House both at Belvoir St Theatre, and has appeared in other plays at Melbourne Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company.

Sacha is a passionate MEAA member and a campaigner for her industry.

Sacha Horler's first term expires 20 November 2025. 

DEBORAH MAILMAN AM

The multi award-winning Deborah Mailman AM is one of Australia’s most highly respected actors on stage and screen. Her feature credits include Radiance, Rabbit Proof Fence and the internationally acclaimed The Sapphires. On television Deborah has created some of Australia’s most enduring characters including her award winning portrayals in Total Control, Mystery Road, Redfern Now, Mabo and The Secret Life Of Us as well as voicing Big Cuz in the award winning animation Little J and Big Cuz.  In 2017 Deborah received the Order of Australia Medal for Services to the Arts and as a role model for Indigenous performers. She is currently a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House.

Deborah Mailman’s second term expires 5 April 2025. 

Nicholas Pickard

Nicholas Pickard is one of Australia’s leading creative and cultural industry policy experts and advocates. With experience in the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific he is currently the Executive Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations at APRA AMCOS, Australasia’s music rights organisation representing songwriters, screen composers and publishers. Prior to this he was the Director Corporate Affairs for Copyright Agency which represents the intellectual property rights of authors, journalists, visual artists and publishers.

A former journalist, critic and an arts and screen policy adviser to state and federal governments, Nicholas was central to the team that created, devised and launched Australia’s 2013 national cultural policy – Creative Australia. Nicholas is the outgoing Chair of the Australian Society of Authors and a board member of the NSW Government's multi-artform advisory board and music festivals roundtable. He is also a board member of Regional Arts NSW and a Fellow of The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. 

Nicholas has Bachelor of Arts in modern history and cultural studies from Macquarie University where he received two international scholarships to study post-war theatre in Manchester and Oxford, UK and theatre directing at the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television (AGRFT) Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Nicholas Pickard’s first term expires 20 November 2025.