C Appendix C – Hearings and Witnesses Friday, 16 June 2017— Canberra Department of Communications and the Arts Mrs Sally Basser, First Assistant Secretary, Arts Division Dr Carolyn Patteson, First Assistant Secretary, Content Division Ms Lyn Allan, Assistant Secretary, Creative Industries Branch Ms Caroline Fulton, Director, Screen Industry Section, Creative Industries Branch Australian Communications and Media Authority Ms Jennifer McNeill, General Manager, Content, Consumer and Citizen Division Mr Stuart Paul, Senior Licensing and Compliance Officer Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mr David Anderson, Director Television Special Broadcasting Service Corporation Mr Marshall Heald, Director, Television and Online Content Ms Clare O’Neil, Director, Corporate Affairs ACT Screen Industry Association Ms Monica Penders, Chief Executive Officer 96 REPORT ON THE INQUIRY INTO THE AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY Academy of Interactive Entertainment Mr John De Margheriti, Chief Executive Officer Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia Mr Joseph Caputo, OAM, JP, Chairperson Dr Emma Campbell, Director Wednesday, 12 July 2017— Katoomba Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise – Panel Ms Ann Niddrie, Creative Industries Cluster Manager, Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise Mr Matthew Drummond, Director/Filmmaker Mr Michael Joy, Private capacity Mr Thomas Taylor, Director, Taylor Film Ms Megan Williams, Producer, Little Monster Productions Thursday, 13 July 2017— Brisbane Screen Queensland Ms Tracey Vieira, Chief Executive Officer Dr Anna Potter BMC Productions Pty Ltd Mr Dominic Simon Crisci, Director Wednesday, 19 July 2017— Sydney Screen Australia Mr Graeme Mason, Chief Executive Officer Ms Fiona Cameron, Chief Operating Officer APPENDIX C – HEARINGS AND WITNESSES 97 Fox Studios Australia Pty Ltd Mr Wayne Borg, Managing Director Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd Ms Danielle Dajani, Senior Vice President, Physical Production Screen Producers Australia Mr James Cheatley, Director, Government Relations and Policy Mr Matthew Deaner, Chief Executive Officer, Screen Producers Australia Australian Directors Guild & Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collection Society Mr Kingston Anderson, Chief Executive Officer Australian Screen Editors Ms Fiona Strain, President, Australian Screen Editors Guild Ms Jenny Hicks, Vice President, Australian Screen Editors Guild Mr Henry Dangar, Member and former President, Australian Screen Editors Guild Ms Andrea Lang, Committee member and Freelance screen editor Australian Film & TV Bodies Mr Paul Muller, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Screen Association Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association Mr Andrew Maiden, Chief Executive Officer Ms Holly Brimble, Policy and Regulatory Manager Mr Bruce Meagher, Group Director, Corporate Affairs, Foxtel Mr Ben Richardson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Viacom International Media Networks Australia and New Zealand Australian Writers' Guild Ms Wendy Howell, Manager, Industrial Affairs Ms Anna McNamee, Industrial Officer 98 REPORT ON THE INQUIRY INTO THE AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY Animal Logic Mr Zareh Nalbandian, Chief Executive Officer Thursday, 20 July 2017— Sydney Create NSW Mr Michael Brealey, Chief Executive Officer Ms Grainne Brunsdon, Director Engagement, Partnerships & Development Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance Mr Matthew Chesher, Director, Legal and Policy Ms Zoe Angus, Director of Equity Ms Adele Perovic, Member (Actors Equity section) Ms Noni Hazlehurst, Member (Actors Equity section) Ms Justine Clarke, Member (Actors Equity section) Mr Daniel Oliver, Member (Crew section – Special Effects Workshop Supervisor) WIN Corporation, Southern Cross Austereo and Prime Media Group Mr Andrew Lancaster, Chief Executive Officer, WIN Corporation Ms Creina Chapman, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Communications, Southern Cross Austereo Ms Emma McDonald, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Prime Media Group Limited Seven West Media Mr Tim Worner, Chief Executive Officer Ms Bridget Fair, Group Chief – Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Ms Therese Hegarty, Director of Content Distribution & Rights Network Ten Pty Ltd Mr Paul Anderson, Chief Executive Officer Ms Beverley McGarvey, Chief Content Officer Ms Annabelle Herd, Director of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Mr Ian Wilson, Regulatory Affairs Manager APPENDIX C – HEARINGS AND WITNESSES 99 Nine Entertainment Co. Mr Hugh Marks, Chief Executive Officer Ms Clare Gill, Director of Regulatory Affairs Free TV Australia Ms Pamela Longstaff, Acting Chief Executive Officer Ms Sarah Waladan, Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs Ausfilm Ms Debra Richards, Chief Executive Officer Mr Nick Herd, Head, Policy and Research SLR Productions Pty Ltd Ms Suzanne Ryan, Chief Executive Officer Ms Helen Thwaites, Head of Business Affairs Flying Bark Productions Ms Barbara Stephen, Managing Director Ms Emily Price, Financial Controller Wednesday, 26 July 2017— Melbourne Victorian Government Mr Ian Robertson, Board President of Film Victoria Ms Jennifer Tosi, Chief Executive Officer of film Victoria Entertainment Assist Mr Ian Allen OAM, Trustee of The Pratt Foundation – founding funder of Entertainment Assist Ms Susan Cooper, General Manager Village Roadshow Limited Mr Joel Pearlman, Chief Executive Officer—Roadshow Films 100 REPORT ON THE INQUIRY INTO THE AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY Victorian Film & Television Industry Working Party Mr Christopher Corbett, Representative, Australian Writers' Guild Ms Susan Marriott, Representative, Victorian Screen Technicians Association and Women in Film and Television Victoria Ms Glenda Hambly, Member, Australian Directors' Guild Mr Ewan Burnett, Member Mr Adam Portelli, Victoria and Tasmania Regional Director, MEAA as part of the Alliance Iloura Mr Thomas Wild, National Head of Production Studio Moshi Mr Andrew Davies, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer Melbourne International Film Festival Ms Claire Dobbin, Chair of the Board Mr Mark Woods, Industry Director White Hot Productions Mr Ian Kirk, Chairman Australian Children’s Television Foundation Ms Jenny Buckland, Chief Executive Officer Wednesday, 9 August 2017— Canberra Mr Roy Billing OAM Wednesday, 16 August 2017— Canberra Media Resource Centre and Wide Angle Tasmania [by videoconference] Mr Anthony Keenan, Chair, Media Resource Centre APPENDIX C – HEARINGS AND WITNESSES 101 Ms Gail Kovatseff, Director, Media Resource Centre Ms Abi Binning, Executive Director, Wide Angle Tasmania Independent Screen Producers of Western Australia Ms Julia Redwood, Member Mr Andrew Ogilvie, Member Ms Sue Taylor, Member FG Film Productions [by teleconference] Antony Ginnane, President Australian Council on Children and the Media [by videoconference] Professor Elizabeth Handsley, Board President Ms Barbara Biggins OAM, Honorary Chief Executive Officer .