Ben Gibson, former director, degree programs at Aftrs, has been named director and manager of the Berlin Film Academy.
The director of the London Film School from 2001 until 2014, he will take up the new post in February.
Gibson stepped down from Aftrs in September and has spent the last few months on a research project for Aftrs Council documenting the nature and use of screen Master of Fine Arts degrees.
He will also lead a co-production workshop for Griffith Film School during the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival conference.
Neil Peplow, the former chief operating officer of the Met Film School in West London's Ealing Studios, has since succeeded Sandra Levy as Aftrs CEO..
Gibson has declined to discuss his abbreviated tenure at Aftrs but it is instructive to note the Berlin Film Academy caters for adults who generally study for five years and graduate with a feature co-produced by state funds and television.
The director of the London Film School from 2001 until 2014, he will take up the new post in February.
Gibson stepped down from Aftrs in September and has spent the last few months on a research project for Aftrs Council documenting the nature and use of screen Master of Fine Arts degrees.
He will also lead a co-production workshop for Griffith Film School during the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival conference.
Neil Peplow, the former chief operating officer of the Met Film School in West London's Ealing Studios, has since succeeded Sandra Levy as Aftrs CEO..
Gibson has declined to discuss his abbreviated tenure at Aftrs but it is instructive to note the Berlin Film Academy caters for adults who generally study for five years and graduate with a feature co-produced by state funds and television.
- 11/5/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Neil Peplow will be the new CEO of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (Aftrs), where he was the director of screen from 2011 to 2014.
Currently chief operating officer of the Met Film School in London and Berlin, he will succeed Sandra Levy, who stepped down last month after eight years in the post.
.With his strong skills and experience in screen educational institutions, as well as proven screen production expertise, Mr Peplow will be an invaluable addition to the team at Aftrs,. said acting Arts Minister Warren Truss.
Ann Browne, director of corporate services and chief financial officer of Aftrs, will continue to act as CEO until Peplow starts.. Peplow began his career at Ealing Studios in London in the early nineties and later served as head of production at the Film Consortium, as a media industry consultant and director of film at the UK.s Creative Skillset.
In other government moves,...
Currently chief operating officer of the Met Film School in London and Berlin, he will succeed Sandra Levy, who stepped down last month after eight years in the post.
.With his strong skills and experience in screen educational institutions, as well as proven screen production expertise, Mr Peplow will be an invaluable addition to the team at Aftrs,. said acting Arts Minister Warren Truss.
Ann Browne, director of corporate services and chief financial officer of Aftrs, will continue to act as CEO until Peplow starts.. Peplow began his career at Ealing Studios in London in the early nineties and later served as head of production at the Film Consortium, as a media industry consultant and director of film at the UK.s Creative Skillset.
In other government moves,...
- 7/6/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The winners of the 2015 Aftrs Creative Fellowships are visual artist Del Kathryn Barton,. emerging filmmaker Sari Braithwaite and Aftrs alumnus Rachel Perkins,. who will all be supported to create bold and distinctive new works.
Now in their sixth year, the fellowships provide funding and support for talented individuals or small collaborative groups from a diverse range of creative backgrounds including visual artists, filmmakers, screenwriters and directors.
Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy said, .What is truly special about the Aftrs Creative Fellowship is that practitioners are supported with a substantial grant to pursue unique and innovative work in a context where grants of this nature are not on offer from other organisations..
The grant is supplemented with additional support that includes access to the School.s resources and state-of-the-art production facilities as well as its. teaching staff to encourage innovative creative exploration and original work.
Del Kathryn Barton will use her fellowship to create Red,...
Now in their sixth year, the fellowships provide funding and support for talented individuals or small collaborative groups from a diverse range of creative backgrounds including visual artists, filmmakers, screenwriters and directors.
Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy said, .What is truly special about the Aftrs Creative Fellowship is that practitioners are supported with a substantial grant to pursue unique and innovative work in a context where grants of this nature are not on offer from other organisations..
The grant is supplemented with additional support that includes access to the School.s resources and state-of-the-art production facilities as well as its. teaching staff to encourage innovative creative exploration and original work.
Del Kathryn Barton will use her fellowship to create Red,...
- 6/9/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia research shows female writers, directors and producers are still sorely under-represented in Australian feature films, although women are better represented in the documentary sphere.
While there are an increasing number of women participating in management and production roles in TV, they are paid less and occupy less senior positions than their male counterparts.
The percentage of women on the boards of the five free-to-air networks and Foxtel is only marginally better than the Asx 200 average.
Those are among the revelations in the latest issue of Aftrs' Lumina magazine which is dedicated to exploring the extent and causes of gender inequality in the screen industry and possible remedies.
Aftrs CEO and Lumina editor Sandra Levy writes, .Who would have guessed back in the 1970s, in the heady days of feminism, that in 2015 a resurgence of activism was arising from the same issues of gender inequality, and that women were...
While there are an increasing number of women participating in management and production roles in TV, they are paid less and occupy less senior positions than their male counterparts.
The percentage of women on the boards of the five free-to-air networks and Foxtel is only marginally better than the Asx 200 average.
Those are among the revelations in the latest issue of Aftrs' Lumina magazine which is dedicated to exploring the extent and causes of gender inequality in the screen industry and possible remedies.
Aftrs CEO and Lumina editor Sandra Levy writes, .Who would have guessed back in the 1970s, in the heady days of feminism, that in 2015 a resurgence of activism was arising from the same issues of gender inequality, and that women were...
- 5/26/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Ben Gibson, the departing Director of the London Film School, has been appointed to a new senior role at Aftrs, the Australian Film Television & Radio School, as Director, Degree Programs. He will start work in Sydney in September.
Gibson will play a key leadership role in ensuring the successful delivery and development of a new three-year Aftrs Bachelor of Arts (Screen) degree and Aftrs Screen and Screen Business Masters degrees, which are being restructured and relaunched for 2015.
“Ben is eminently qualified for this pivotal new role at Aftrs, and I’m thrilled that he could be persuaded to bring his considerable skills, experience and academic rigor to Australia. His 14 years as Director of the very successful London Film School are notable for his work in building up the school’s reputation in the UK and abroad and expanding and accrediting its prestigious postgraduate degrees. Ben has also been a very successful and original independent producer and production executive, and has previously worked in distribution and exhibition, so he comes with a deep knowledge of the international screen industry at all levels,” said Sandra Levy, CEO of the Aftrs.
Prior to joining the London Film School in 2001, Gibson worked as a film distributor and independent producer, and as Head of Production at the British Film Institute from 1988 to 1998. His production and executive production credits include Terence Davies' " The Long Day Closes," Derek Jarman's "Wittgenstein," John Maybury's "Love is the Devil," Carine Adler's "Under the Skin"and Jasmin Dizdar's "Beautiful People," as well as 20 other low budget features and many shorts by UK directors including Patrick Keiller, Gurinder Chadha, Lynne Ramsay, Richard Kwietniowski and Andrew Kotting. As a partner in distributors The Other Cinema/Metro Pictures he acquired and promoted films by Pedro Almodovar, Chris Marker, Chantal Akerman and Jean-Luc Godard as well as opening the West End’s Metro Cinema in 1986. He has also been a theater director, a repertory film programmer and a film critic and journalist. He leaves Lfs at the end of July.
Ben Gibson said: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to Sandra Levy’s vision of Aftrs as a complete screen school -- and to get the chance to work in the Australian film industry, one I’ve hugely admired and followed -- so far from a great distance. Aftrs offers a special combination of good things: self-confidence, an extraordinary heritage, great creative ambition, exceptional resources, a wide educational scope and a central mission in a dynamic and productive screen industry. It’s rightly considered to be one of the great film schools of the world. I can’t wait to join the team and get started there.”
Gibson’s final year at Lfs has been attended by great creative success. The school won 35 festival prizes and mentions in 2013-14, including a BAFTA nomination. Ms Levy pointed out that this year’s Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival was won by Leidi, the Lfs graduation film of Simón Mesa Soto. Also at Cannes, amongst seven graduates featured in the 2014 selection, "The Salt of the Earth," co-directed by Lfs graduate Juliano Ribeiro Salgado with Wim Wenders, was awarded the Un Certain Regard’s Special Jury Prize.
Director Mike Leigh, Chair of Governors at the London Film School, in announcing Ben’s departure earlier this year, said: “Ben Gibson has led Lfs from strength to strength over his fourteen years of outstanding service, and we will be sad to see him go.”
Aftrs is Australia’s national screen arts and broadcasting school and has been named as one of the Top 20 film schools in the world by industry journal, The Hollywood Reporter. As an elite specialist institution, Aftrs provides excellence in education through its practice based model, and aspires to deliver a dynamic educational offering that prepares the most talented and creative students – novice, experienced, fully fledged professional specialists – to be platform agnostic, creative and resilient in an industry subject to constant changes in knowledge and technology. The new BA Screen is a 3-year program offering a strong base in the understanding of story and screen history alongside a comprehensive introduction to the skills of screen production.
Gibson will play a key leadership role in ensuring the successful delivery and development of a new three-year Aftrs Bachelor of Arts (Screen) degree and Aftrs Screen and Screen Business Masters degrees, which are being restructured and relaunched for 2015.
“Ben is eminently qualified for this pivotal new role at Aftrs, and I’m thrilled that he could be persuaded to bring his considerable skills, experience and academic rigor to Australia. His 14 years as Director of the very successful London Film School are notable for his work in building up the school’s reputation in the UK and abroad and expanding and accrediting its prestigious postgraduate degrees. Ben has also been a very successful and original independent producer and production executive, and has previously worked in distribution and exhibition, so he comes with a deep knowledge of the international screen industry at all levels,” said Sandra Levy, CEO of the Aftrs.
Prior to joining the London Film School in 2001, Gibson worked as a film distributor and independent producer, and as Head of Production at the British Film Institute from 1988 to 1998. His production and executive production credits include Terence Davies' " The Long Day Closes," Derek Jarman's "Wittgenstein," John Maybury's "Love is the Devil," Carine Adler's "Under the Skin"and Jasmin Dizdar's "Beautiful People," as well as 20 other low budget features and many shorts by UK directors including Patrick Keiller, Gurinder Chadha, Lynne Ramsay, Richard Kwietniowski and Andrew Kotting. As a partner in distributors The Other Cinema/Metro Pictures he acquired and promoted films by Pedro Almodovar, Chris Marker, Chantal Akerman and Jean-Luc Godard as well as opening the West End’s Metro Cinema in 1986. He has also been a theater director, a repertory film programmer and a film critic and journalist. He leaves Lfs at the end of July.
Ben Gibson said: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to Sandra Levy’s vision of Aftrs as a complete screen school -- and to get the chance to work in the Australian film industry, one I’ve hugely admired and followed -- so far from a great distance. Aftrs offers a special combination of good things: self-confidence, an extraordinary heritage, great creative ambition, exceptional resources, a wide educational scope and a central mission in a dynamic and productive screen industry. It’s rightly considered to be one of the great film schools of the world. I can’t wait to join the team and get started there.”
Gibson’s final year at Lfs has been attended by great creative success. The school won 35 festival prizes and mentions in 2013-14, including a BAFTA nomination. Ms Levy pointed out that this year’s Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival was won by Leidi, the Lfs graduation film of Simón Mesa Soto. Also at Cannes, amongst seven graduates featured in the 2014 selection, "The Salt of the Earth," co-directed by Lfs graduate Juliano Ribeiro Salgado with Wim Wenders, was awarded the Un Certain Regard’s Special Jury Prize.
Director Mike Leigh, Chair of Governors at the London Film School, in announcing Ben’s departure earlier this year, said: “Ben Gibson has led Lfs from strength to strength over his fourteen years of outstanding service, and we will be sad to see him go.”
Aftrs is Australia’s national screen arts and broadcasting school and has been named as one of the Top 20 film schools in the world by industry journal, The Hollywood Reporter. As an elite specialist institution, Aftrs provides excellence in education through its practice based model, and aspires to deliver a dynamic educational offering that prepares the most talented and creative students – novice, experienced, fully fledged professional specialists – to be platform agnostic, creative and resilient in an industry subject to constant changes in knowledge and technology. The new BA Screen is a 3-year program offering a strong base in the understanding of story and screen history alongside a comprehensive introduction to the skills of screen production.
- 7/15/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Outgoing director of the London Film School to join Australian Film School.
Ben Gibson, the departing director of the London Film School, has been appointed to a new senior role at Aftrs, the Australian Film Television & Radio School, as director, degree programs. He will start work in Sydney in September.
Gibson will play a key leadership role in ensuring the successful delivery and development of a new three-year Aftrs Bachelor of Arts (Screen) degree and Aftrs Screen and Screen Business Masters degrees, which are being restructured and relaunched for 2015.
Prior to joining the Lfs in 2001, Gibson worked as a film distributor and independent producer, and as head of production at the British Film Institute (BFI) from 1988 to 1998.
His production and executive production credits include Terence Davies’ The Long Day Closes, Derek Jarman’s Wittgenstein, John Maybury’s Love is the Devil, Carine Adler’s Under the Skin and Jasmin Dizdar’s Beautiful People, as well as...
Ben Gibson, the departing director of the London Film School, has been appointed to a new senior role at Aftrs, the Australian Film Television & Radio School, as director, degree programs. He will start work in Sydney in September.
Gibson will play a key leadership role in ensuring the successful delivery and development of a new three-year Aftrs Bachelor of Arts (Screen) degree and Aftrs Screen and Screen Business Masters degrees, which are being restructured and relaunched for 2015.
Prior to joining the Lfs in 2001, Gibson worked as a film distributor and independent producer, and as head of production at the British Film Institute (BFI) from 1988 to 1998.
His production and executive production credits include Terence Davies’ The Long Day Closes, Derek Jarman’s Wittgenstein, John Maybury’s Love is the Devil, Carine Adler’s Under the Skin and Jasmin Dizdar’s Beautiful People, as well as...
- 7/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Sandra Levy has been made an Officer (Ao) in the General Division for distinguished service to the arts as a film and television director and producer at the Queen.s Birthday Honours yesterday.
Currently the CEO of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Levy has worked as Head of Drama at Zapruder's Other Films (2007), Director of Development at Channel 9 (2006), Director of Television at the ABC (2001 - 2005), Head of Drama at Southern Star (1989 - 2000) and Head of Drama at the ABC (1986 - 1989). She was appointed Aftrs CEO in 2007 and was re-elected for another four-year term in 2010.
"I am thrilled to have received this recognition. Personally it is a great honour but it also deeply satisfying to have film and television . and their value to the community - validated in such a powerful way," Levy told If.
Chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs), Professor Julianne Schultz Am Faha,...
Currently the CEO of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Levy has worked as Head of Drama at Zapruder's Other Films (2007), Director of Development at Channel 9 (2006), Director of Television at the ABC (2001 - 2005), Head of Drama at Southern Star (1989 - 2000) and Head of Drama at the ABC (1986 - 1989). She was appointed Aftrs CEO in 2007 and was re-elected for another four-year term in 2010.
"I am thrilled to have received this recognition. Personally it is a great honour but it also deeply satisfying to have film and television . and their value to the community - validated in such a powerful way," Levy told If.
Chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs), Professor Julianne Schultz Am Faha,...
- 6/10/2014
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
An estranged couple goes on The People's Court hoping to settle an ugly dispute and one of them winds up missing. Cue the Sandra Levy-like media obsession. Yesterday, Orlando police said the only suspect in the disappearance of Michelle Parker is her former fiancé, Dale Smith Jr. So while the plot thickens, we thought we'd look back at what led up to the headline-grabbing announcement. 2006: Parker, a 33-year-old bartender from Geneva, Fla., and Smith, a 40-year-old ex-Marine with a violent past, begin an on-off relationship that includes twin girls. (Parker also has an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship.) August 2009: Parker requests a domestic violence injunction against...
- 11/29/2011
- E! Online
Australia’s school for the screen arts and broadcast is facing a high profile legal battle with a former member of staff alleging misconduct by the management.
Aftrs, The Australian Film Television and Radio School, confirmed that boss Sandra Levy had been included in the legal action.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Professor Katherine Blashki has launched the action, alleging that the organisation was deliberately inflexible over her working hours despite her having demanding family commitments.
Aftrs issued a statement saying:
“The Australian Film Television and Radio School today confirmed a former employee commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia, naming Aftrs and Sandra Levy as respondents.
“The proceedings follow on from an earlier complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging unlawful discrimination, which has been terminated.
“Aftrs and Ms Levy will be defending the case and the Aftrs governing Council expresses its total confidence and support...
Aftrs, The Australian Film Television and Radio School, confirmed that boss Sandra Levy had been included in the legal action.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Professor Katherine Blashki has launched the action, alleging that the organisation was deliberately inflexible over her working hours despite her having demanding family commitments.
Aftrs issued a statement saying:
“The Australian Film Television and Radio School today confirmed a former employee commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia, naming Aftrs and Sandra Levy as respondents.
“The proceedings follow on from an earlier complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging unlawful discrimination, which has been terminated.
“Aftrs and Ms Levy will be defending the case and the Aftrs governing Council expresses its total confidence and support...
- 10/14/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
A former Aftrs executive is suing the school and head Sandra Levy for more than $1 million over claims that she bullied and micromanaged staff. Professor Katherine Blashki has launched legal action over claims she was forced to work outside normal operating hours at the Australian Film, TV and Radio School when she was initially told her hours could be flexible because of her intellectually disabled daughter. In a statement of claim filed in the Federal Court, as reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, Professor Blashki . a leading academic in new media who headed up the research and education division at the school . claims Levy also bullied her and micromanaged her by witnessing and noting what time she left work. She says she couldn.t arrive at the school.s...
- 10/13/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish director and Animal Kingdom editor Luke Doolan has been appointed head of editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
“I am delighted to welcome Luke to Aftrs. His extensive experience and creative drive will certainly prove to be a real asset for our students. His career path to date has been inspirational, and we feel his hands on experience will translate well into the practical education that Aftrs offers. He is a great addition to our roster of teachers who are all highly experienced working professionals,” said Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy.
Doolan’s editing credits include The Square, Ten Empty and New Skin, as well as the shorts Spider, Crossbow, Lucky and Fuel. He assisted Jill Bilcock on Moulin Rouge and edited previsualisation on both Australia and Baz Luhrmann’s failed project Alexander, as well as the Sydney-shot Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
“I am delighted to welcome Luke to Aftrs. His extensive experience and creative drive will certainly prove to be a real asset for our students. His career path to date has been inspirational, and we feel his hands on experience will translate well into the practical education that Aftrs offers. He is a great addition to our roster of teachers who are all highly experienced working professionals,” said Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy.
Doolan’s editing credits include The Square, Ten Empty and New Skin, as well as the shorts Spider, Crossbow, Lucky and Fuel. He assisted Jill Bilcock on Moulin Rouge and edited previsualisation on both Australia and Baz Luhrmann’s failed project Alexander, as well as the Sydney-shot Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
- 4/12/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Film Television and Radio School has commissioned the Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute to conduct a study about the work and careers of the almost 20,000 students who have graduated from it.
“This study will offer a unique perspective on screen content careers in Australia. Overlaid with economic and financial data over the 40 year period, this research will provide us all with invaluable insights into the sector,” said CEO Sandra Levy.
The confidential individual interviews will be conducted in person, by phone and online, and will include as many graduates as Aftrs can locate. The study will begin in April and the results will be published in early 2012.
“The School started life in the early days of the so-called renaissance of the Australian film industry and it has been at or near the centre of the industry ever since. Its graduates have worked all over the world and in every kind of production job.
“This study will offer a unique perspective on screen content careers in Australia. Overlaid with economic and financial data over the 40 year period, this research will provide us all with invaluable insights into the sector,” said CEO Sandra Levy.
The confidential individual interviews will be conducted in person, by phone and online, and will include as many graduates as Aftrs can locate. The study will begin in April and the results will be published in early 2012.
“The School started life in the early days of the so-called renaissance of the Australian film industry and it has been at or near the centre of the industry ever since. Its graduates have worked all over the world and in every kind of production job.
- 3/31/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
British producer Neil Peplow (River Queen, Waking Ned Devine) has been appointed as the new director of screen content at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
“[Peplow] brings with him a fresh eye, an international vision and a unique perspective on training for the creative sector. He will make a significant contribution to the School and the industry and Aftrs is thrilled that he has agreed to accept this role,” said Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy.
In addition to his production credits, Pelow recently worked as director of film at Skillset, where he collaborated with the UK Film Council to develop and implement A Bigger Future 2 – the UK film industry’s skills strategy for 2010 – 2013.
Peplow will be responsible for developing training for the directing, screenwriting, documentary, screen business and screen studies courses. He will start on May 2.
“[Peplow] brings with him a fresh eye, an international vision and a unique perspective on training for the creative sector. He will make a significant contribution to the School and the industry and Aftrs is thrilled that he has agreed to accept this role,” said Aftrs CEO Sandra Levy.
In addition to his production credits, Pelow recently worked as director of film at Skillset, where he collaborated with the UK Film Council to develop and implement A Bigger Future 2 – the UK film industry’s skills strategy for 2010 – 2013.
Peplow will be responsible for developing training for the directing, screenwriting, documentary, screen business and screen studies courses. He will start on May 2.
- 3/14/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School has announced an industry research project on the current and future television industry training needs.
“Aftrs is renowned in Australia as the leading educational institution for the film industry but our work in television is less well known and, arguably, less well developed. This is a priority area and we want key figures in the television industry to help shape our development. This study is their opportunity,” said CEO Sandra Levy.
Over the next three months, broadcasting professionals Denise Eriksen and David Brown will conduct face -to- face interviews with TV producers and executives, and TV practitioners will be encouraged to fill out the research study questionnaire at www.aftrs.edu.au
The researchers will deliver recommendations to Aftrs on potential directions to meet requirements of factual and entertainment television content on all platforms now and in the future.
“Aftrs is renowned in Australia as the leading educational institution for the film industry but our work in television is less well known and, arguably, less well developed. This is a priority area and we want key figures in the television industry to help shape our development. This study is their opportunity,” said CEO Sandra Levy.
Over the next three months, broadcasting professionals Denise Eriksen and David Brown will conduct face -to- face interviews with TV producers and executives, and TV practitioners will be encouraged to fill out the research study questionnaire at www.aftrs.edu.au
The researchers will deliver recommendations to Aftrs on potential directions to meet requirements of factual and entertainment television content on all platforms now and in the future.
- 2/23/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
SYDNEY -- Sandra Levy, a former Australian Broadcasting Corp. director of television and Nine Network head of drama, has been appointed director of Australia's pre-eminent film school, the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, AFTRS chairman Peter Ivany said Thursday.
Levy, who also has worked as an independent producer with a number of significant feature films and TV drama series to her credit, replaces outgoing director Malcolm Long, who is retiring from the position after four years.
Ivany said Levy brings a "wealth of experience in screen production and broadcasting."
"Sandra has an enviable reputation both as an independent producer and as a commissioning head, responsible for some of our most important screen drama productions and, as director of ABC Television, she played a central role in the production and broadcast of successful programs in many genres," Ivany said.
Levy, who will join AFTRS next month, is charged with steering the government-funded organization into a new era, Ivany said, with the school's Sydney headquarters relocating next year to new facilities adjacent to the Fox Studios lot.
Levy, who also has worked as an independent producer with a number of significant feature films and TV drama series to her credit, replaces outgoing director Malcolm Long, who is retiring from the position after four years.
Ivany said Levy brings a "wealth of experience in screen production and broadcasting."
"Sandra has an enviable reputation both as an independent producer and as a commissioning head, responsible for some of our most important screen drama productions and, as director of ABC Television, she played a central role in the production and broadcast of successful programs in many genres," Ivany said.
Levy, who will join AFTRS next month, is charged with steering the government-funded organization into a new era, Ivany said, with the school's Sydney headquarters relocating next year to new facilities adjacent to the Fox Studios lot.
- 6/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- The Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s head of TV drama, Scott Meek, is leaving the network, director of television Kim Dalton said Thursday. Dalton said that Meek is departing because of "irreconcilable differences," adding that the ABC "is seeking an amicable agreement" for Meek to leave. Sources said Meek's departure is sudden, and that they were unaware of specific issues that triggered the announcement. Dalton and Meek had worked together for just six months, after Dalton was appointed ABC director of television in February. Meek was appointed head of drama by then-ABC TV chief Sandra Levy in October 2004, joining the pubcaster from the U.K. independent production sector at a time when drama production on the national broadcaster had slipped to record lows.
- 8/31/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Australia's Nine Network is without a director of development and drama following the resignation of Sandra Levy on Friday, after just six months in the post. A brief statement from Nine's new CEO, Eddie McGuire, downplayed the high-profile TV executive's resignation, saying Levy would continue to work with the network as senior drama consultant, concentrating on specific drama projects, including a soon-to-be-announced major Australian drama series. "Sandra has and will continue to be a major force in the creative structure at Nine," McGuire said. "We are delighted that Sandra will apply her considerable talent and experience to Nine's drama slate." Levy, a former independent producer and head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corp., was wooed to Nine as director of development last September from her post as head of television at pubcaster ABC by then-acting-CEO Sam Chisholm.
- 3/10/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Australia's top-rated Nine Network has lost its director of drama, Posie Graeme-Evans, just one month after former Australian Broadcasting Corporation television chief Sandra Levy was named Nine's director of development, the network announced Monday. A short statement from Nine said Graeme-Evans has resigned to spend more time with her family, although sources at the network suggested her position had been made untenable by Levy's arrival last month. Levy adds the drama portfolio to her responsibilities and continues to report to Nine director of programming, Michael Hely.
- 11/1/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Australia's top-rated Nine Network has lost its director of drama, Posie Graeme-Evans, just one month after former Australian Broadcasting Corporation television chief Sandra Levy was named as Nine's director of development, the network announced Monday. A short statement from Nine said Graeme-Evans had resigned to spend more time with her family although sources at the network suggested her position had been made untenable by the arrival of Levy last month.
- 10/31/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- In a shock announcement, Sandra Levy has quit her post as director of television at the Australian Broadcasting Corp. to join the Nine Network in a newly created role as director of development effective October, the organizations announced in separate statements Tuesday. Levy will report directly to Nine's director of programming, Michael Healy, who said she was one of the industry's most-respected executives and would prove an invaluable member of Nine's team. "We are delighted to have Sandra Levy with us," added Nine chief executive Sam Chisholm. "She has had an impressive career in the television industry and will bring a wealth of experience to Nine."...
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