Staff
Graeme Mason - Chief Executive
Graeme provides leadership and management of the Commission's operations and staff.
rosalind@nzfilm.co.nz
Rosalind Croad - Executive Assistant
Rosalind provides administrative support to the CEO.
Mladen has overall responsibility for the NZFC’s financial and marketing information systems. In addition he monitors feature film productions, manages co-production approval and film certification and has input into policy development and the NZFC’s interface with Government.
Gina Rogers - Senior Communications Advisor
Gina is the first point of contact for all media enquiries.
Hannah Collins - Receptionist
Hannah is the front of house contact and handles all general enquiries.
Business Affairs
Naomi Wallwork - Head of Business Affairs
Naomi provides in-house legal and commercial advice for the NZFC including managing the Screen Production Incentive Fund, Large Budget Screen Production Grant scheme and the Film Fund.
Sarah Allerby - Business Affairs Executive
Sarah works on legal and contractual matters for the NZFC, including contractual arrangements for production financing and international distribution of NZFC films.
Development
Chris Payne - Development Executive
Chris is involved in feature film script development, production and post-production financing and the NZFC’s engagement with Asia.
Kath Akuhata-Brown - Development Executive
Kath is involved in feature film script development, production and post-production financing.
Katherine Fry - Development Executive
Katherine is involved in feature film script development, production and post-production financing
Bonnie Slater - Professional Development Executive
Bonnie provides assistance in all areas of professional development including international market assistance, industry infrastructure support and oversees the Escalator scheme.
Faith Dennis - Development Coordinator
Faith provides administration support for the Development team and is the key point of contact for feature film development enquiries.
Sales and Marketing
James Thompson - Head of Sales & Marketing
James has overall responsibility for NZ Film - the sales and marketing arm of the NZFC.He is specifically responsible for the international promotion and sales of feature films and the development of closer relationships with local and international distributors, film festivals and investors.
Jasmin McSweeney - Marketing Executive
Jasmin provides support in the sales and promotion of New Zealand films in New Zealand and internationally.
Robin Laing - Film Materials Manager
Beth Brash - Sales and Marketing Assistant
Beth assists the Marketing Executive and Head of Sales and Marketing with the promotion of New Zealand films domestically and internationally. She also handles logistics, administration and materials delivery in support of the NZFC's participation at film markets and festivals.
Short Films
Lisa Chatfield - Short Film Manager
Lisa manages all aspects of NZ short films at the NZFC. Lisa works closely with short filmmakers. Her role encompasses talent development, festival strategy, sales, marketing and promotion of short films in NZ and internationally.
Hayden Ellis - Short Film Assistant
Hayden supports the Short Film Manager, and is responsible for short film festival submissions and print handling.
hayden@nzfilm.co.nz
Sam Burt - Fresh Shorts Assistant 2012
Sam assists the Short Film Manger on all matters specific to the Fresh Shorts funding round for 2012, and is responsible for communication with applicants and application processing.
Accounts
Janka Palinkas - Accountant
Janka provides the NZFC with an internal accounting and financial information management service and manages film income distributions to investors and filmmakers.
Dominique Fromont - Film Income Manager
Dominique is responsible for the account receivable management, royalities collection and management and monitoring the reports and distributions due from international collection agencies.
Sophie Hathaway - Accounts Assistant
Sophie assists Janka with accounting and financial information management, focusing in particular on accounts payable, accounts receivable and cash management.