Structure
ACMI Board
The Film Act 2001 empowers the Board to promote ACMI as a national centre for the creation and exhibition of the moving image, to develop and make available collections and to conduct research and public education in the moving image.
The members of the ACMI Board are:
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John Thwaites (President) is a former Deputy Premier of Victoria (1999 to 2007) and the State Member for Albert Park for 15 years. Well recognised for his commitment to public service, John served during his time in Government as Minister in a range of portfolios, including Planning, Health, Water, Environment, Climate Change and Victorian Communities. A lawyer, John also served as a Councillor and Mayor for the City of South Melbourne prior to entering State Parliament. |
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Jan Chapman (AO) has produced some of Australia's most critically successful and popular films including Bright Star, Lantana and The Piano and supported and nurtured the careers of some of its most talented filmmakers as executive producer and producer. Her films have won many awards including co-recipient of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, three Academy Awards, Camera d'Or at Cannes and over 35 Australian Film Institute Awards. |
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Des Clark has extensive experience in policy development, governance and management. Des was Director of the Classification Board from 2000 to 2007. He was Deputy Chairman of the Australian Film Commission and Chairman of the Melbourne International Film Festival. Elected Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne (1992 - 1993 ) he served three terms as a Councillor, where he was able to focus on cultural development. He worked on the restructure of Local Government in Victoria as Chairman of Commissioners at the City of Port Phillip where his management experience and community based skills were successfully utilised. |
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Peter Lewinsky has conducted an advisory practice over the last 20 years, providing strategic, financial and governance advice to a wide range of public and private companies and government. He is an experienced government, not-for-profit and private sector company director and has chaired a number of Audit Committees. Prior to commencing his practice, Peter, a qualified Chartered Accountant, worked for investment banks and stockbroking firms in Australia and overseas. |
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Joel Pearlman is the Managing Director of Roadshow Films, a division of Village Roadshow Limited, where he has overseen the distribution of titles such as the Lord of the Rings and The Matrix trilogies, and is responsible for Roadshow's Australian production division. He is also currently on the board of the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. |
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Ricci Swart is the Founder of Ricci Swart Multimedia. Ricci has 20 years experience in film and multimedia development and production, and extensive experience in both the philanthropic and education sectors. |
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Michael Wachtel is the Chairman (Asia Pacific) of Ernst & Young, and is a member of the Ernst & Young Global Advisory Council. He is a member of the Ernst & Young Global Tax Leadership team and is the Global Leader for Quality & Risk in their Tax Practice. He has been an adviser to Australia's leading multinationals and high net worth families for over 25 years.
Michael co-authored the White Paper commissioned by the Business Council of Australia, titled Removing Tax Barriers to International Growth (2001); and was the first person to author books on Australia's CFC and Foreign Investment Fund regimes. Michael has been consistently listed as one of Australia's leading tax advisers in various surveys, (e.g. Euromoney's Worldwide Tax Surveys, World's Leading Tax Lawyers, Asia Law's Leading Lawyers, and International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers). He is Past President of the Australian Chapter of the International Fiscal Association and a member of the Tax Advisory Board of the Melbourne University Law Faculty. |
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