Sharon Roobol (MAL) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF 101 EAST
AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK

Sharon Roobol is the Executive Producer of 101 East.

Gordon Quinn (US) Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Kartemquin Films

Amy Berg (USA) Director
Disarming Films

John Smithson (UK) Creative Director
Arrow Pictures

Robin McNicholas (UK) Creative Director
Marshmallow Laser Feast

Sue Dando (CAN) Executive in Charge of Production, The Nature of Things
CBC Television

The Nature of Things is CBC’s flagship documentary science and nature series.

Ninder Billing (UK) Head of Specialist Factual
The Garden Productions

Lam Thuy Vo (USA) Senior Reporter
Buzzfeed

Alex Hryniewicz (UK) Head of Owned Channels
Little Dot Studios

S. Leo Chiang (TWN/USA) Director & Producer
Walking Iris Media

Jason Ryle (CAN) Artistic + Managing Director
imagineNATIVE

Lynette Wallworth (AUS ) Immersive Artist / Documentary Practitioner
Independent

Stephanie McArthur (CAN) Industry Programs Manager
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

As the Industry Programs Manager Stephanie oversees Hot Docs’ Emerging Filmmaker program Doc Accelerator, and manages Hot Docs’ International Delegation and Alumni programs.

Angela Bates (AUS) Development and Investment Manager
Screen Australia

Sam Linton (CAN) Head of Original Content, Canadian Media
Blue Ant Media

Adam Neuhaus (USA) Director of Development
ESPN Films and Original Content

Victoria Noble (UK) VP Original Content, Factual
Discovery

Fiona Williams (AUS) Managing Editor of SBS Movies, Guide and Home page
SBS

Abigail Priddle (UK) Commissioning Editor – Specialist Factual
BBC

Katherine McMillan (AUS) Sales Manager, Formats
ABC

Peter Greste (AUS ) Journalist & Professor
The University of Queensland

Stephen Page (AUS ) Artistic Director & Choreographer
Bangarra Dance Theatre

Elissa McKeand (AUS ) Network Executive Producer
Foxtel

Kyas Sherriff (AUS) Senior Commissioning Editor
NITV

Stan Grant (AUS/QAT) Principal Presenter
Al Jazeera English

Sarah Ferguson (AUS) Journalist & Documentary Practitioner
ABC

Kylie Boltin (AUS) Commissioning Editor Online Documentaries
SBS

Kylie Boltin is a Walkley Award-winning producer and journalist, and currently the commissioning editor of online documentaries for SBS.

Craig Reucassel (AUS) Documentary Practitioner & Presenter
ABC

Cian O'Clery (AUS) Series Producer / Director
Northern Pictures

Aaron Fa'Aoso (AUS) Director, Producer & Writer
Lonestar Productions

Katrina Sedgwick (AUS) Director / CEO
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

Ben Ulm (AUS) Head of Factual & Reality
ITV Studios

Scott Pape (AUS) Founder
Barefoot Investor

Gaven Morris (AUS ) Director News, Analysis & Investigations
ABC

Jacob Hickey (AUS) Head of Factual
Blackfella Films

Beck Cole (AUS ) Writer & Director
Independent

Josie Mason-Campbell (AUS) Head of Factual and Entertainment
ABC

Josie leads a fantastic team across Factual and Entertainment at the ABC.

Teri Calder (AUS) Impact Producer, TV Factual & Entertainment
ABC

Adrian Swift (AUS) Head of Content, Production & Development
Nine Network

Adrian is the Nine Network’s Head of Content Production & Development working across traditional broadcast and digital.

Damon Gameau (AUS) Director, Producer & Author
Regen Pictures

Jan Fran (AUS ) Journalist / TV Presenter
The FRANT

Janine Hosking (AUS) Director & Producer
Independent

Kylie Munnich (AUS) CEO
Screen Queensland

Jennifer Peedom (AUS) Co-founder / Filmmaker
Stranger Than Fiction Films

Jen Peedom is a BAFTA nominated director, known for her gripping, intimate portraits of people in extreme circumstances.

Bridget Ikin (AUS ) Producer
Felix Media

Toni Malone (AUS ) Director of Production
CJZ Worldwide

Nicole Precel (AUS) Journalist / Documentary Practitioner
The Age

Kim Munro (AUS ) Conference Programmer
AIDC

Colleen Champ (AUS) Co-Production Manager
Screen Australia

Paul Walton (AUS) Co-founder
720creative

Anne Pick (CAN) Documentary Practitioner
Real to Reel Productions

Rena Ou Yang (Aus) Co-Founder
Empowered Together

Stuart Talman (AUS) Australian Head
XE Money Transfer

Stephen Oliver (AUS) Manager Documentary
ABC

Stephen manages Documentaries at the ABC.

Dan Koerner (AUS) Director
Sandpit

Greg Barns (AUS ) Barrister & Writer
Independent

Joseph Nizeti (AUS) Story Consultant & Development Producer
Stranger Than Fiction Films

Emma Bortignon (AUS ) Sound Designer
Independent

Anna Kaplan (AUS) Producer / Impact Producer
Greenfield Pictures

Olivia Humphrey (AUS) Founder
Kanopy

Jason Kimberley (AUS ) Founder & CEO
Cool Australia

Beverley Wang (AUS) Journalist & Co-host
ABC Radio National

Jaye Kranz (AUS) Audio Producer & Writer
Independent

Alasdair Dolan (AUS) Business Development Manager
Flame Distribution

Navid Bahadori (AUS) Executive Producer / Producer
Broken Yellow Productions

Wendy Moore (AUS ) General Manager
Foxtel, Lifestyle

Karina Holden (AUS) Head of Factual
Northern Pictures

Kim Dalton (AUS) Chair, Board of Directors
Screenrights

Daryl Talbot (AUS) CEO
WTFN

Wade Ranford (AUS) Head of Corporate Sales
XE Money Transfer

Scott Price (AUS) Ensemble Member
Back to Back Theatre

Katrina Marson (AUS) Lawyer
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions

Jo Anne Calabria (AUS) Flame Stock Manager
Flame Distribution

Bruce Gladwin (AUS ) Artistic Director & Co-CEO
Back to Back Theatre

Nel Minchin (AUS ) Producer
In Films

Prash Naik (AUS ) Founder
Prash Naik Consulting

Ian Darling (AUS) Director / Producer
Shark Island Institute

Miyuki Jokiranta (AUS) Producer / Presenter
ABC Radio National

Yaara Bou Melhem (AUS) Writer, Director & Producer
Illuminate Films

Dean Gibson (AUS) Director
Bacon Factory Films

Sarah Thornton (AUS) Executive Producer
Network Ten

Anne Chesher (AUS) Education Specialist – Television and Creative Media
SAE Creative Media Institute

Debbie Cuell (AUS ) Head of Genre and Executive Producer
Endemol Shine

Katy Morrison (AUS) Co-founder
VRTOV

Steve Bibb (AUS) Producer & Consultant
Independent

Kristy Matheson (AUS) Director of Film
ACMI

Sally Fryer (AUS) Senior Editor
Shark Island Institute

Matthew Bate (AUS) Director
Closer Productions

Simon Nasht (AUS ) Co-founder
Smith&Nasht

Dom Bartolo (AUS) Designer, Director & Co-Founder
21-19

Dom is an international designer director and co-founder of 21-19, a design and communications agency, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Drew Ambrose (MAL) Senior Producer
Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera is a global current affairs channel.

Rebecca Barry (AUS) Producer / Director
Media Stockade

Jocelyn Little (AUS/SGP) Executive Producer
Beach House Pictures

Rachael Brown (AUS ) Broadcast Journalist
ABC

Douglas Watkin (AUS) VP, Content (Indigenous Stories & Talent)
Screen Queensland

As a filmmaker and storyteller, Douglas has produced short and long-form documentaries, television series, feature documentaries, animation and immersive art experiences.

Andrew Farrell (AUS) Head of Factual
CJZ

Andrew is the Head of Factual for leading Australian production house CJZ.

Natasha Gadd (AUS) Partnerships & Industry Development Manager
AIDC

Jeanie Davison (AUS) Development / Investment Manager, Documentary
Screen Australia

Mitzi Goldman (AUS) Founder & CEO
Documentary Australia Foundation

Mitzi is a founder and CEO of the Documentary Australia Foundation, having been instrumental in its realisation since its inception in 2006.

Bernadine Lim (AUS) Head of Documentary
Screen Australia

With more than 20 years’ experience Bernadine is both a content creative and executive, appointed Head of Documentary at Screen Australia in 2018.

Eddie Martin (AUS) Director
Independent

Eddie Martin is the director of acclaimed documentaries Have You Seen the Listers?, Lionel, and the award-winning All This Mayhem.

Natasha Negrea (CAN) Television Executive & Consultant
Independent

Maya Newell (AUS) Director
Independent

Maya is a director with a strong focus on social justice.

Alyssa Orvis (AUS) Investment / Development Manager, Documentary
Screen Australia

Alyssa manages the documentary development slate including Pitch Australiana with VICE and Art Bites with the ABC.

Kate Pappas (AUS) Executive Producer
WildBear Entertainment

Katy Roberts (AUS) Producer
Independent

Katy Roberts is a producer and production executive specialised in creative development and programming for global audiences.

Deanne Weir (AUS) Company Director
WeirAnderson.com