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Danielle McCarthy (Australia)
Industry Development Manager
Screen Tasmania

Danielle joined Screen Tasmania as the Industry Development Manager in early 2022, where she is responsible for initiatives and industry development working with a wide range of stakeholders and practitioners.

Prior to this, she oversaw the Industry division at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne for six editions, where she managed a slate of initiatives aimed at project development and connecting filmmakers with industry decision makers.

She has worked in producing and programming roles at film festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance, and the Melbourne International Film Festival.  She also has a background in film production and worked on Steve McQueen’s award-winning film Shame.

She began her career at Australia’s SBS Television and holds a Master of Communications Law from the University of Technology Sydney, and a BA (Cinema Studies) from the University of Melbourne.