Former stakeholders bios

James loves working at film festivals. He has worked several seasons in the operations and ticketing teams for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane International Film Festivals as well as helping out at several Mardi Gras Film Festivals over the years. He is about to tackle is fifth...

Paul has a Bachelor of Arts from Royal Holloway University of London and has worked in the film industry for 10 years. In London he worked in Distribution, Exhibition and at a Sales Agent. He arrived in Sydney four years ago, and has been working...

David has a Bachelor of Business from UTS and an Advanced Diploma of Accounting from TAFE and has been working as an Accountant for the past 12 years. He currently works as the Finance Manager for the Australia / New Zealand operations of a multinational...

Jonny Bastin is a business analyst at Optus, but also has a strong background of involvement in community organisations in both Australia and the UK.  From 2008 he served on the committee of the Harbour City Bears, including as President for 3 years from 2009. ...

Craig Boreham is a Sydney-based film writer and director. A graduate of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Craig’s films have been seen in over 200 festival screenings including the prestigious Berlin, Cannes and Palm Springs...

With a background in theatre, photography and multimedia, Giovanni has focused on a career in project management since moving to Australia from Italy via London. A key stakeholder of Sydney’s Queer Filmmaker Group in early 2000, he has contributed to various short movies and was...