This session will explore issues around the role of the independent sector in screen production ecologies in Australia, Canada, and the UK. The kinds of government measures that are in place to support the sector, their impact on the quality of content, the threats to regulation from borderless digital disruption, recent developments in these countries, and what the future might hold.

Speakers:

Jonathan Olsberg – Chairman, Olsberg SPI
Michael Brealey – CEO, Create NSW
Susanne Vaas – VP Corporate and International Affairs, CMPA

Moderator:

Chris Hilton – Producer/Director, Essential Media and Entertainment

Producer:

Owen Johnston – Consultant, Commercial and Industrial Affairs, Screen Producers Australia