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ANNABELLE SHEEHAN

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FILM CORPORATION

Annabelle Sheehan is the Chief Executive Officer, South Australian Film Corporation. Annabelle has longstanding experience as a Chief Executive and Senior Executive in the Australian screen industry. From 2003 to 2013, Ms Sheehan was the CEO and Senior Agent at RGM Artist Group (RGM), a major Australian talent agency representing Australia’s leading artists in film, television, theatre and radio. Prior to joining RGM, she was Head of the Film and Television division at Australia’s peak national production education centre – The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) for six years. Her career began in post-production from which she has an extensive list of credits, nominations and awards for her work on feature films such as Dead Calm, Mad Max 3, The Piano, Fearless and Portrait of a Lady.

She holds a Master of Arts in Cinema Studies from New York University. Her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Graduate Diploma in Education were gained at the University of Technology Sydney.

ANNABELLE SHEEHAN

CEO

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Pitching, Packaging and Producing for a Global Market

Meeting Room 11, Level 1

It’s a small world after all and the global appetite for quality Australian content is at an all time high. The gumtree mafia are infiltrating Hollywood selling remakes, formats and partnering on original Australian series’ more than ever before. Sit down, strap in and shut up as some of the best agents, managers and independent […]

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Meeting Rooms 12 & 13, Level 1

An in-depth discussion about how film and television production interacts with the formation of economic value, new jobs, creative collaborations and cultural benefits. Moderated by Jonathan Olsberg, author of the independent report “Film and the Creative Economy: How Film and Television Drama Productions Grow Creative Industries.” Speakers: Ian Booth – CEO, Screenwest Jonathan Olsberg – […]

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