Acknowledgement of Country
Screen Queensland acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Custodians of Australia. We recognise their 65,000 years of custodianship that pre-dates colonisation. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and recognise the cultural and historic connection to land, sea, cosmos (the inclusion of the constellations that are part of a Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spiritual and environmental narrative) and community. Screen Queensland is committed to elevating the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners to continue to share their rich cultures and perspectives with the Queensland and global community through screen storytelling. Screen Queensland understands the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and practitioners to be leaders in their own narratives to promote inclusion, collaboration and authenticity. Always was, always will be.
Our Board
The Screen Queensland Board ensures that the agency acts in accordance with its Corporate Plan while functioning and achieving results effectively and efficiently through providing expert governance and guidance for the team at Screen Queensland. Our board is responsible for managing and approving significant Screen Queensland investments.
Applications to the Screen Finance Fund, RFFF and any other programs, where stipulated, should be submitted in line with the below dates, with applications closing at midnight on:
BOARD MEETING |
SCREEN FINANCE AND RFFF
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PAS AND PDV
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| Wednesday 19 February 2025 | Sunday 5 January 2025 | Wednesday 8 January 2025 |
| Wednesday 16 April 2025 | Sunday 2 March 2025 | Wednesday 5 March 2025 |
| Wednesday 18 June 2025 | Sunday 4 May 2025 | Wednesday 7 May 2025 |
| Wednesday 20 August 2025 | Sunday 6 July 2025 | Wednesday 9 July 2025 |
| Wednesday 15 October 2025 | Sunday 31 August 2025 | Wednesday 3 September 2025 |
| Wednesday 10 December 2025 | Sunday 26 October 2025 | Wednesday 29 October 2025 |
OUR BOARD
Patricia Alner
Board Member
Patricia has over 25 years of experience in strategy and finance, asset planning and management, performance management systems, data analytics and digital solutions, change management and business process improvement.
Patricia has a Bachelor of Informatics from Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma in Communication and a Master of Business (Communication studies) from QUT. She has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting from QUT and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).
Patricia is Chair of Screen Queensland’s Audit and Risk Committee. She is also an Independent member of the Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC), and Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, and former Non-Executive Director of the Asset Institute Australia.
Lynne Benzie
Board Member
Lynne Benzie has over 34 years in the film, television and entertainment industry. Her career started in the United Kingdom in Engineering. She then migrated to Australia in 1979 where she developed a very diverse background in the insurance, finance, legal, building and information technology industries, which led her to a position with EMI Records in promotion and marketing.
Lynne joined Village Roadshow Studios in 1990 as PA to the General Manager of the Studios. After 5 years of being involved in the operations of the Studio Complex, she was promoted to Studio Manager, then to Vice President Studios Operations and in January 2008 was promoted to President of the Studios. In her capacity as President of Studios she is responsible for the day to day running and operations of the Studio Complex including studio financial planning and marketing. She travels to the USA twice a year and works closely with Screen Queensland and City of Gold Coast to attract productions to Queensland and lobby governments to increase incentives.
Lynne was on the Board of the Pacific Film and Television Commission for 7 years and was Chair on Film Gold Coast and a committee member for REDAB (Regional Economic Development & Advisory Board for the film industry). Bond University – Film and TV advisory board, QUT – Creative Industries Faculty Advisory Committee, Jobs Queensland Advisory Committee and in 2018 was on the board for Gold Coast Film Festival. Lynne is now currently on the Board of Ausfilm Australia, Screen Queensland, Gold Coast and Brisbane Film Festival. In 2024, Lynne received the Gold Coast Women in Business Award for Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Tourism Award.
Professor Scott Harrison
Board Member
Professor Scott Harrison is Pro Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education and Law) and Assistant Vice Chancellor (Cultural Curation and Community Partnerships) at Griffith University, Australia. As Pro Vice Chancellor he has oversight for humanities, language, social science, criminology, law, education, art, design, music, acting and film. As Assistant Vice Chancellor, he has leadership of creative entities: the Academy of Excellence in musical theatre, Griffith Review and Griffith University Art Museum, along with reconciliation and truth telling initiatives and public discourse. Scott was appointed chair of Australian Youth Orchestra. He has published widely in music education.
Cathy Hunt AM
Board Member
Cathy is a successful cultural sector consultant and business woman with over 30 years' experience providing research and advice to governments, architects, planners, arts and cultural organisations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, as the co-founding director of Brisbane-based Positive Solutions.
She is the founder of QuickstART, an interest free loan program for artists and creatives and was an advisor to the $1 million Arts Business Innovation Fund (ABIF), a partnership between the Queensland state government and Tim Fairfax Family Foundations. Formerly a festival producer in the UK, Cathy returned to that role in 2014, bringing the WOW (Women of the World) Festival movement to Australia.
As Executive Director of non-profit company One Mind, Cathy has been the Executive Producer of WOW Festivals and events for the last seven years and is a global advisor to the WOW Foundation in London.
Cathy is on the Advisory Committee for the Queensland Women’s Strategy and in 2023 became a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the arts, culture and women.
Carla McGrath
Board Member
Carla McGrath is a proud Torres Strait Islander woman. Born and raised on the Australian mainland, she now lives in Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). Carla is an independent consultant specialising in community engagement and consultation, transformational organisational cultural change, for-purpose organisational strategy and sustainability, program design and development, and facilitation.
Carla brings almost two decades of experience in the establishment, leadership and governance of for-purpose organisations and businesses, using this experience to assist organisations, institutions and communities to seed, grow, change and sustain themselves.
Carla is currently Board Chair of Native Foodways, Board Director of Blakdance, Board Director of Screen Queensland, a member of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research reference group: Thiitu Tharrmay (Australian National University) and member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group for Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).