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WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2001, Australians in Film is a Los Angeles based non-profit film, television and digital content foundation that supports and promotes Australian screen talent and culture in the United States.
AiF hosts regular screenings and special events to celebrate the work of Australian content creators and talent. AiF’s career development programs include the Heath Ledger Scholarship, Mentor LA, Animal Logic Entertainment Internship, Gateway LA and Charlie's Labs.
AiF is based at Charlie’s, a shared workspace at the historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Charlie’s is a bespoke hub for business, collaboration and networking for the Australian screen community in Los Angeles.
Many AiF members are active voting members of groups such as: Academy of Motion Picture, Arts & Sciences; Screen Actors Guild; Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Director’s Guild of America.
AiF’s board of directors includes prominent industry executives and creatives.
AiF has the support of Screen Australia, Screen NSW, VicScreen, University of Melbourne|Victorian College of the Arts, as well as leading companies such as Ausfilm, Animal Logic and Raynor & Associates. AiF has more than 1500 members, mixing actors and filmmakers with key American industry members.
Leadership
Chair - Emma Cooper
Deputy Chair
Treasurer - Peter Scarf
Executive Committee member - Simonne Overend
Board Members
Toby Borg - Head of Global Client Strategy Division, CAA
Jiao Chen VP of Creative Development Sony Pictures Entertainment
Emma Cooper - Producer
Zareh Nalbandian - CEO Co-Founder Animal Logic
Rob Marsala - Talent Manager, Atlas Artist
Peter Scarf- Managing Director, Wyuna Ventures
Karen Robson - Partner, Pryor Cashman
Simonne Overend - Executive Producer
Penny Smallacombe - Manager Grow Creative Netflix
Richard Weinberg - CEO Terrace Tower Group
Australians in Film Foundation Board
Emma Cooper - Producer
Simonne Overend - Executive Producer
Peter Scarf - Managing Director, Wyuna Ventures
Staff
Executive Director - Peter Ritchie
US Industry Consultant- Jennifer Kushner
Director of Membership & Programs - Isabel Pappani
Program and Office Assistant - Andrés Vergara
Finance
Jeff Duncan
Photography
AiF Homepage Stills by Court McAllister
Charlie's Stills by Hareth Tayem