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Graeme Mason (Australia)
CEO
Screen Australia

As the Chief Executive Officer of Screen Australia, Graeme brings more than 25 years of international experience in film, television and multimedia businesses, with a career spanning large US studios, a UK television network, independent productions and government agencies.

He worked in both factual and entertainment TV programming in Australia, before moving to the UK, where his work encompassed all aspects of film production, sales and acquisitions, and distribution, for companies such as Polygram Filmed Entertainment. From 1998 to 2002 he was President of Worldwide Acquisitions for Universal Studios. He then joined Channel 4 Television UK as Head of Media Projects and later became Managing Director of Rights, before moving to New Zealand to lead the New Zealand Film Commission from 2009 to 2013.