APSA Jury President to Address Delegates at SPAA Conference

September 01, 2010 10:20

The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) has announced that the International Jury President of the 2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), Lord David Puttnam, will be a keynote speaker at the annual Conference being
held 16 to 19 November in Sydney.

The celebrated British film producer, politician and education leader will speak at
a special morning plenary session on Friday 19 November, ahead of travelling to Queensland’s Gold Coast to preside over the International Jury for the fourth annual APSAs.

"Lord Puttnam is recognised as one of the world's great film visionaries. The Australian industry is at a critical time in our development with analogue switch-off in 2013, a media convergence review next year, the future of local content regulation up for grabs and the continuing rollout of the NBN. We need coherent public policy with clear, meaningful and achievable objectives that cover all aspects of the industry," said Geoff Brown, SPAA’s Executive Director.

APSA is a unique collaboration between UNESCO, FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations and the Queensland Government. APSA honours the works of filmmakers across a region covering 70 countries, one third of the earth and half the world’s film output. Films are judged on cinematic excellence and the way in which they
attest to their cultural origins.

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Contact: Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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