Who are we
Management

Graeme Mason | Chief Executive Officer

Currently the CEO of Screen Australia, Graeme has over 20 years of international experience in film, television and multimedia businesses. Graeme has worked with large US studios, a UK television network, independent producers and government agencies. Graeme has previously worked in both factual and entertainment TV programming in Australia before moving to the UK. In Britain he worked across all aspects of film production, sales and acquisitions, and distribution for companies such as Polygram Filmed Entertainment. From 1998 to 2002 he was president of worldwide acquisitions for Universal Studios. He then joined Channel 4 Television UK as Head of Media Projects and later as Managing Director of Rights before moving to New Zealand to lead the New Zealand Film Commission from 2009 to 2013.

• Sally Mynett Executive Assistant to the CEO

Michael Brealey | Chief Operating Officer

Michael has over 20 years of experience across communications and media policy and operations. Prior to joining Screen Australia in 2018, Michael was the CEO of Create NSW, Acting Executive Director of Arts NSW and Director of Policy, Strategy and Communications for Arts NSW. Before that Michael was the Head of Policy and Strategy for ABC TV and Manager of Public Policy and Content Standards for Vodafone Australia. Michael began his career with the federal Department of Communications and the Arts working across a range of communications policy areas including, broadcasting, telecommunications, arts and screen.
 

Grainne Brunsdon | Head of Content

Grainne is a strategic leader in the creative industries with more than 25 years experience in the not for profit arts sector, tertiary education and the public sector. Prior to joining Screen Australia in 2022, Grainne was the Head of Screen NSW and since 2010 has held several senior roles in Screen NSW, Create NSW and Arts NSW, including Director of Arts Investment, Director Engagement and Development. Prior to this, she held senior leadership roles in international cultural relations with the British Council, roles in design education with TAFE and UNSW, and in management and development with the Australian Design Centre.
 

Irene McMonnies | Head of Legal Services and Producer Offset and Co-Production

Irene has over 18 years of extensive experience in various senior legal roles across television, radio and digital media. Prior to joining Screen Australia in 2022, she was Director of Legal and Business Affairs at Australian Radio Network (ARN). Before joining ARN, Irene led the legal team as General Counsel at Australian News Channel and Nine Entertainment Co’s jointly-owned TV news channel Your Money, which she joined after three years in-house as Nine’s Corporate Counsel where she focused on regulation and compliance. Irene joined Nine from Prime Media Group where as Legal Counsel she worked across commercial advice, broadcasting services, compliance and regulation. Starting her career at Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers, Irene worked for eight years as a lawyer specialising in Intellectual Property and Litigation.

Angela Bates | Head of First Nations

Angela is a proud Māori & Malyangapa woman from Far Western NSW. Angela has over 20 years’ experience in the media sector as a TV producer, writer, award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. She has held roles at Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA radio), Sydney’s Koori Radio, ABC Regional News, SBS TV’s Living Black program and National Indigenous Television. While at NITV she was the inaugural executive producer for NITV National News, where she set up the first ever nightly Indigenous news service on national television. She also set up Awaken, a half hour weekly panel program hosted by Stan Grant, as well as wrote, directed and presented the documentary Homelands. In 2015, she became the general manager for the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network in Winnepeg, Canada. Angela holds a Master of Arts: Screen Business and Leadership from Australian Film Television Radio School (AFTRS).

Richard Nankivell | Chief Financial Officer

Richard joined Screen Australia in October 2010 from City of Ryde where he was Chief Financial Officer. He has an extensive background in finance and administration from his time in local government having held senior management positions in a number of NSW metropolitan and rural councils including City of Ryde, Parramatta City Council, Willoughby City Council, Corowa Council and Boorowa Council. Richard holds an Associate in Local Government Administration and was awarded the Albert Mainard Local Government Scholarship sponsored by the then Town Clerks Society of NSW in 1982.