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Executive

Rikki Lea Bestall

Chief Executive Officer

Wendy Simmons

Head of Operations

Nadine Redmond

Head of Strategy and Stakeholder Relations

Carolyn Stroud

Head of Corporate Services

Chris Veerhuis

Head of Production

Tenille Kennedy

Head of Scripted: Content and Talent

Funding

Anthony Sweet

Digital Games Manager

Email Anthony for queries about:

Digital Games Production Fund
Digital Games Business Accelerator Fund
Professional Development – Digital Games Placements

Anastasia Lambetsos

Special Initiatives Program Manager

Email Anastasia for queries about:

Travel Fund
Equity & Access Fund
Professional Development – ATL Placements
Scripted Special Initiatives

Melissa Hayward

Documentary Executive

Email Melissa for queries about:

Documentary Production Fund
Documentary Development Investment Fund
WA Regional Screen Fund (documentary)
Matched Development Investment Fund (documentary)
Emergency Development Investment Fund (documentary)
Documentary Special Initiatives

Gabrielle Cole

Production Attraction & Services Manager

Email Gabrielle for queries about:

WA Production Attraction Incentive
WA Regional Screen Fund
WA Post-Production, Digital & Visual Effects (PDV)
BTL Crew Capacity Program
Professional Development – BTL Placements

Cristina Pozzan

Scripted Production Program Manager

Email Cristina for queries about:

Scripted Production Fund
Footloose Production Fund
WA Regional Screen Fund (scripted)

First Nations Executive

Email Chris Veerhuis for queries about:

First Nations Project Development
First Nations Practitioner Development
First Nations Low Budget Television Fund
First Nations Special Initiatives

Communications

Lauren Elliott

Public Relations Executive

Email Lauren for media and publicity enquiries.

Acknowledgement of Country

NGALA KAADITJ WHADJUK NOONGAR MOORT KEYEN KAADAK NIDJA BOODJA

We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which the Screenwest office is located.

Screenwest acknowledges and pays respect to all Traditional Owners of Country across the State of Western Australia and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, spiritual beliefs and relationship to land and waters and acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the people living today. We extend this respect to all Indigenous language groups.

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Acknowledgement of Country

NGALA KAADITJ WHADJUK NOONGAR MOORT KEYEN KAADAK NIDJA BOODJA

We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which the Screenwest office is located.

Screenwest acknowledges and pays respect to all Traditional Owners of Country across the State of Western Australia and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, spiritual beliefs and relationship to land and waters and acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the people living today. We extend this respect to all Indigenous language groups.