Archived News 2004
Film New Zealand Announces New Board: Press Release
11th June 2004
Film New Zealand has ended a year of restructuring with the announcement of 9 (nine) appointments to its new Board of Trustees.
During the restructuring the board was reconstituted as a trust. The ten available places for Trustees are representative of New Zealand Film Industry organisations and interested government agencies. Four places are allocated to industry representatives. Regional Film Offices, Investment New Zealand and the administrator of the large Budget Expenditure Grant Scheme, the New Zealand Film Commission, are each represented by one Trustee. A further three seats may be allocated to ensure the board has a suitable range of business and marketing skills.
The new trustees are:
- Peter Avery, Film Officer, FilmVenture Taranaki
- Ruth Harley, C.E.O. NZ Film Commission
- Paul Voigt, Investment Manager - Screen Production, Investment New Zealand
- Murray Francis, Line Producer (Film Construction)
- Chloe Smith, Line Producer
- Sue Thompson, C.E.O. The Film Unit and Park Road Post
- Don Reynolds, Producer (Silverscreen Films)
- Dave Madigan, Production Sound Mixer and ex-President of the NZ Film & Video Technician's Guild
- Trishia Downie, Line Producer
Trustees will take up their positions on the 1st of July.
Future changes to Trustees will be made on a staggered basis after two year's service on the board according to the Terms of the Trust Deed.
Film New Zealand is New Zealand's national film locations office providing information, introductions and support to filmmakers both internationally and locally. Major funding for the organisation was secured last December and is in place until June 30 2005.
For further information please contact:Louise Baker, Acting CEO, 04 385 0766
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