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The Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers
The Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers
The Society of Australian Cinema PioneersThe Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers
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NSW & ACT

2021 – Fiona Niax

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the YearBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterNovember 16, 2021

NSW CINEMA PIONEER OF THE YEAR – FIONA NIX Fiona Nix has over 25 years’ experience in the entertainment and arts industry as a consultant, publicist, and company director of NIXCo, which she established in 1998. She is a passionate supporter of the Australian film industry, devoting her time to providing strategic guidance to international…

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2020 – Julie Overton

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the YearBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterJanuary 26, 2021

Born in London Julia was waiting to go to University when she was lucky enough to get a job in drama production with Stella Richman. Stella was consistently producing, working with new and established practitioners in the way that is happening now. She was a great champion of filmmakers. It was a great entree to…

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2019 – John Rochester

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the YearBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterApril 21, 2020

John Rochester commenced his career as a Chartered Accountant in the commercial sector with Email and became Financial Controller of their Consumer Products Division. John commenced with HOYTS Theatres Limited in 1975 and in 1976 was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. He was appointed General Manager Theatre Operations and in 1980 was appointed…

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2018 – Tom Jeffrey

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the YearBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterMay 31, 2018

  At the NSW Branch luncheon in Sydney on Thursday 24th May, Mr. Tom Jeffrey was presented the much coveted award as the 2018 NSW Cinema Pioneer of the Year. This auspicious award was certainly well deserved by Tom for his many decades of service in the development and progress of the Australian film industry.…

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2016 – John McLean ACS

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the YearBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterOctober 1, 2016

In the mid 1950’s and from a very young age, John spent a great deal of time helping in the bio-box of the Empire Cinema in Cessnock, where his Uncle was Area Manager for Greater Union Cinemas. Ironically, due to the many coalfeld strikes, crews from Cinesound and Movietone News were often in the area.…

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Wendy Paterson

2015 – Wendy Paterson

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the YearBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterOctober 18, 2015

As Wendy’s interests had always been in the entertainment area, with Secretarial Diploma in hand and the need for employment looming, she set off for her Aunt’s house in search of a ‘phone (her family didn’t have one at home) and promptly rang every film exchange she could find in the phone book and asked…

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2014 – Jenny Ward

NSW & ACT, Pioneer of the Year, UncategorizedBy Kevin Adams - WebmasterOctober 4, 2014

Jenny has been working in the Australian film industry for over twenty-five years after being struck by the film-bug watching old movies on late night television and retrospectives at Sydney cinemas long gone, such as the Valhalla, the Mandolin, the Academy Twin and the Walker Street. Having started her career in production on a couple…

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