Lawyer James Cheatley has been appointed government relations and policy manager at Screen Producers Australia.
The move follows the departure of Matthew Hancock, who joined Sbs this month.
Cheatley, who brings with him more than eight years' experience in legal policy and copyright, will work closely with the CEO, council and policy reference groups to further the advocacy agenda of Screen Producers Australia.
He joins Spa from the Australian Copyright Council where he was a senior lawyer and secretary of the Copyright Society of Australia. Prior to this, he worked in the copyright section of the Commonwealth Attorney-General.s Department in Canberra.
Cheatley holds a Bachelor of Laws, First Class Honours in Art History and Curatorship and a postgraduate diploma, each from the Australian National University.
.James joins us with a great deal of experience in policy development in a complicated area of law that is very important to our industry.
The move follows the departure of Matthew Hancock, who joined Sbs this month.
Cheatley, who brings with him more than eight years' experience in legal policy and copyright, will work closely with the CEO, council and policy reference groups to further the advocacy agenda of Screen Producers Australia.
He joins Spa from the Australian Copyright Council where he was a senior lawyer and secretary of the Copyright Society of Australia. Prior to this, he worked in the copyright section of the Commonwealth Attorney-General.s Department in Canberra.
Cheatley holds a Bachelor of Laws, First Class Honours in Art History and Curatorship and a postgraduate diploma, each from the Australian National University.
.James joins us with a great deal of experience in policy development in a complicated area of law that is very important to our industry.
- 10/12/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia is offering to provide producers with a series of new precedent template agreements for contracting as well as access for the first time to recently renegotiated key industrial agreements. Producers who are not members of Spa will be able to get the precedent contract templates for a $1,000 licence fee with a limit of one project per licence. Non-members can also access the negotiated agreements when a project is fully financed, for the same licence fee or 0.25% of the budget (whichever is more) due when principal photography starts. There is a limit of one licence per project. .For more than 30 years Screen Producers Australia has negotiated the benchmark industrial and rights agreements for the benefit of the whole Australian screen content industry,. said Spa Executive Director Matthew Deaner.
.We feel it is time for those who are not currently members to be able to access these agreements and...
.We feel it is time for those who are not currently members to be able to access these agreements and...
- 7/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Oldham College is leading the way on national digital developments with involvement at two prestigious events in London recently - one at the House of Commons with the Skills Minister - and the TeenTech Awards with celebrities including Stephen Fry and James May.
Both unique opportunities reflect Oldham College’s expertise in digital and creative industries, which will be showcased later this year with the opening of the UK’s first ever Digital Career College.
On Tuesday 24 June, Oldham College Principal Alun Francis was invited to the House of Commons for a meeting hosted by Lord Baker in association with the Career Colleges Trust. Career Colleges were launched by Lord Baker last year as a new innovation in employer-led education, combining academic and vocational studies within a specific industry specialism. Educational and industry leaders discussed the future of vocational education with Luke Johnson, Chair of the Career Colleges Trust and Guest of Honour, Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise. Employers were called upon to make pledges, setting out how they could potentially help a Career College and what they could add.
Alun was joined by members of the Employers Advisory Board created to work on the development of the Digital Career College - Lawrence Jones, the CEO of UK Fast, one of the city’s fastest growing technology companies and Gail Jones, their Commercial Director and Liane Grimshaw, a consultant with 20 years’ experience in the creative and digital industries who is currently setting up SupaReal, a new digital marketing agency.
Oldham College Principal Alun Francis said: “This important initiative is a new relationship between education advisors and employers so that we bring the best education expertise and they bring their knowledge of the working environment and the skills they need. We are very pleased at the quality of employer partners on board and feel that we are the platform to provide a different kind of career choice for young people in Oldham.”
On Wednesday 25 June, Oldham College I.T. student Holly King, who is part of a new Young Digital TaskForce* was Master of Ceremonies for the TeenTech Awards at The Royal Society. Initiated by Ed Miliband, the Young Digital TaskForce was recently set up to help shape the UK’s digital future. Maggie Philbin, broadcaster and TaskForce lead, who is keen for students to be involved in influencing national digital policy, said: “The views of young people are crucial to finding a solution to the technology and digital skills gap.” Maggie was so impressed by Holly’s input at the inaugural TaskForce meeting, that she personally invited her to Mc the award ceremony.
The TeenTech Awards, which included a visit from their patron Hrh Duke of York, involved students from across the UK showcasing their ideas for how to make life better simpler or easier. Their projects were judged by a range of well-known people within the science and technology communities. Holly enjoyed the privilege of introducing and sharing stage space with celebrities including Stephen Fry, James May, Maggie Philbin as well as various BBC presenters.
Oldham College’s pioneering facility, the new Digital Career College, will ensure students are both academically and practically prepared for work within technically and creatively driven industries. Alun Francis said: “We want to ensure that students learn what they need to progress whether that’s on to work, an Apprenticeship, or to university. Our curriculum is organised around different growth sectors of the economy and the pathways which students need to follow to work in these sectors.”
In his recent speech on Apprenticeships at the annual conference of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Matthew Hancock talked about how young people should all go on either to university or into an Apprenticeship after leaving school or college. He said: “It’s a huge opportunity, for Britain to become that high skilled economy we all crave and Apprenticeships that are the envy of the world; and for millions of future Apprentices, to know that Apprenticeships will deliver, higher quality across the board, skills relevant to the future, and give everyone in our country the opportunity to reach their potential.”
Oldham College is passionate about providing employment, training and educational opportunities for its communities and aims to help every student reach their full potential. The College offers a learning environment with industry standard facilities and has close links with many local, regional and national employers. These relationships enrich and broaden the courses the College offers as well as preparing students for progression into employment and higher education. For more information please visit Here
For more information about the Young Digital TaskForce, please visit the website at
www.ukdigitalskills.com/young-digital-taskforce or to see the video made from the initial workshop in London on www.youtube.com/watch?v=QymM9AI-wSc.
Both unique opportunities reflect Oldham College’s expertise in digital and creative industries, which will be showcased later this year with the opening of the UK’s first ever Digital Career College.
On Tuesday 24 June, Oldham College Principal Alun Francis was invited to the House of Commons for a meeting hosted by Lord Baker in association with the Career Colleges Trust. Career Colleges were launched by Lord Baker last year as a new innovation in employer-led education, combining academic and vocational studies within a specific industry specialism. Educational and industry leaders discussed the future of vocational education with Luke Johnson, Chair of the Career Colleges Trust and Guest of Honour, Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise. Employers were called upon to make pledges, setting out how they could potentially help a Career College and what they could add.
Alun was joined by members of the Employers Advisory Board created to work on the development of the Digital Career College - Lawrence Jones, the CEO of UK Fast, one of the city’s fastest growing technology companies and Gail Jones, their Commercial Director and Liane Grimshaw, a consultant with 20 years’ experience in the creative and digital industries who is currently setting up SupaReal, a new digital marketing agency.
Oldham College Principal Alun Francis said: “This important initiative is a new relationship between education advisors and employers so that we bring the best education expertise and they bring their knowledge of the working environment and the skills they need. We are very pleased at the quality of employer partners on board and feel that we are the platform to provide a different kind of career choice for young people in Oldham.”
On Wednesday 25 June, Oldham College I.T. student Holly King, who is part of a new Young Digital TaskForce* was Master of Ceremonies for the TeenTech Awards at The Royal Society. Initiated by Ed Miliband, the Young Digital TaskForce was recently set up to help shape the UK’s digital future. Maggie Philbin, broadcaster and TaskForce lead, who is keen for students to be involved in influencing national digital policy, said: “The views of young people are crucial to finding a solution to the technology and digital skills gap.” Maggie was so impressed by Holly’s input at the inaugural TaskForce meeting, that she personally invited her to Mc the award ceremony.
The TeenTech Awards, which included a visit from their patron Hrh Duke of York, involved students from across the UK showcasing their ideas for how to make life better simpler or easier. Their projects were judged by a range of well-known people within the science and technology communities. Holly enjoyed the privilege of introducing and sharing stage space with celebrities including Stephen Fry, James May, Maggie Philbin as well as various BBC presenters.
Oldham College’s pioneering facility, the new Digital Career College, will ensure students are both academically and practically prepared for work within technically and creatively driven industries. Alun Francis said: “We want to ensure that students learn what they need to progress whether that’s on to work, an Apprenticeship, or to university. Our curriculum is organised around different growth sectors of the economy and the pathways which students need to follow to work in these sectors.”
In his recent speech on Apprenticeships at the annual conference of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Matthew Hancock talked about how young people should all go on either to university or into an Apprenticeship after leaving school or college. He said: “It’s a huge opportunity, for Britain to become that high skilled economy we all crave and Apprenticeships that are the envy of the world; and for millions of future Apprentices, to know that Apprenticeships will deliver, higher quality across the board, skills relevant to the future, and give everyone in our country the opportunity to reach their potential.”
Oldham College is passionate about providing employment, training and educational opportunities for its communities and aims to help every student reach their full potential. The College offers a learning environment with industry standard facilities and has close links with many local, regional and national employers. These relationships enrich and broaden the courses the College offers as well as preparing students for progression into employment and higher education. For more information please visit Here
For more information about the Young Digital TaskForce, please visit the website at
www.ukdigitalskills.com/young-digital-taskforce or to see the video made from the initial workshop in London on www.youtube.com/watch?v=QymM9AI-wSc.
- 7/7/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Screen Producers Association of Australia has appointed two new positions within the guild’s leadership team, Matthew Hancock and Rachelle Gibson.
Both will report directly to executive director Matthew Deaner, formerly manager of strategy and research at Screen Australia.
Hancock has been appointed as manager, strategy and insights. He comes from Screen Australia.
Deaner said: “Matthew will contribute to Spaa’s policy objectives by identifying, pursuing and communicating strategic insights on issues affecting independent producers and the broader screen sector. He has extensive experience and a proven background in screen industry policy and has researched, written and presented on media trends for more than a decade for a range of public and private organisations.”
Meanwhile Gibson joins as manager, marketing and communications. She comes to the guild from the communications department of production company Omnilab and before that managed the local and international marketing, branding and business development of Ausfilm.
Both will report directly to executive director Matthew Deaner, formerly manager of strategy and research at Screen Australia.
Hancock has been appointed as manager, strategy and insights. He comes from Screen Australia.
Deaner said: “Matthew will contribute to Spaa’s policy objectives by identifying, pursuing and communicating strategic insights on issues affecting independent producers and the broader screen sector. He has extensive experience and a proven background in screen industry policy and has researched, written and presented on media trends for more than a decade for a range of public and private organisations.”
Meanwhile Gibson joins as manager, marketing and communications. She comes to the guild from the communications department of production company Omnilab and before that managed the local and international marketing, branding and business development of Ausfilm.
- 1/25/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Producers Association of Australia has announced the final members of its new leadership team. On Thursday, it was announced that Matthew Hancock would take on the role of Manager, Strategy and Insights and Rachelle Gibson would act as Manager, Marketing and Communications. Both will report to Executive Director, Matthew Deaner, who took over from Geoff Brown in November 2012 after Brown served 16 years in the role. Hancock has previously worked at Screen Australia, the Australian Film Commission and the consultancy Mediascape. .Matthew will contribute to Spaa.s policy objectives by identifying, pursuing and communicating strategic insights on issues affecting independent producers and the broader screen sector. He has extensive experience and a proven background in screen industry policy and has researched, written and presented on media trends for more than a decade for a range of public and private organisations,. said Deaner. Gibson managed the local and international marketing, branding...
- 1/24/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
While adaptations are popular in Hollywood . with franchises such as Harry Potter and The Twilight Saga constantly taking huge box office dollars . they aren.t so common in Australia. According to Matthew Hancock.s Mitigating Risk research paper (published in 2010 through Aftrs' Centre for Screen Business), of the 200 Australian dramas released between 1999 and 2008, only 38 were adaptations. This marks only 19 per cent . whereas in the Us about 70 per cent of Hollywood.s output were adaptations, while in the UK it was almost half. Screenwriter Ross Grayson Bell, best known for producing the adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk.s novel Fight Club, suggests this could be because of a financial barrier optioning books. Producers can option...
- 12/5/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
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