Margaret Pomeranz to open SPAA 2010
July 17th 2010 05:03
Margaret Pomeranz will deliver the prestigious Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture on the Conference's opening morning on Wednesday, 17 November at The Hilton Hotel in Sydney.
“It is a great honour to announce that the legendary film reviewer, industry stalwart and national treasure, Margaret Pomeranz will present this year's Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture. Margaret has been a great supporter of the Australian industry through her television programs. She has a genuine enthusiasm for local film production and her involvement in Spectrum, one of the industry's senior post-production houses, has given her rare insight into the vicissitudes of filmmaking. Margaret is a most worthy presenter of this year's Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture.” Said SPAA's Executive Director, Geoff Brown.
Pomeranz has been a movie reviewer on Australian television for nearly 25 years. Admired by her peers and loved by viewers her combination of grace, warmth and analysis is part of her very distinctive style. A writer and TV producer, Margaret began her on-screen career when she and David Stratton established The Movie Show on SBS Television. It became a must-see program for movie fans until 2004 when Margaret and David moved to the ABC, where they have been presenting At The Movies ever since.
Margaret is well known for her unbending support for the Australian film industry and her strong stand against censorship. She has served as a member of the Advertising Standards Board, is a past President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, and is a past President, currently vice-President of Watch on Censorship. She is also a member of the inaugural board of the Australian Writers' Foundation.
The Hector Crawford Lecture remembers the contribution of Hector Crawford to the Australian cultural industries, particularly film and television through his legendary production company Crawford Productions, his patronage of the arts and his leadership in the '70s of the 'Make it Australian' campaign which recognised the importance of Australian stories on our television screens. Previous Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture speakers have included Noel Pearson, Hilary McPhee, Harold Mitchell, Dare Jennings, Sandra Levy, Peter Garrett, Noni Hazlehurst and the Do Brothers.
For more information visit www.spaa.org.au/conference
“It is a great honour to announce that the legendary film reviewer, industry stalwart and national treasure, Margaret Pomeranz will present this year's Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture. Margaret has been a great supporter of the Australian industry through her television programs. She has a genuine enthusiasm for local film production and her involvement in Spectrum, one of the industry's senior post-production houses, has given her rare insight into the vicissitudes of filmmaking. Margaret is a most worthy presenter of this year's Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture.” Said SPAA's Executive Director, Geoff Brown.
Margaret is well known for her unbending support for the Australian film industry and her strong stand against censorship. She has served as a member of the Advertising Standards Board, is a past President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, and is a past President, currently vice-President of Watch on Censorship. She is also a member of the inaugural board of the Australian Writers' Foundation.
The Hector Crawford Lecture remembers the contribution of Hector Crawford to the Australian cultural industries, particularly film and television through his legendary production company Crawford Productions, his patronage of the arts and his leadership in the '70s of the 'Make it Australian' campaign which recognised the importance of Australian stories on our television screens. Previous Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture speakers have included Noel Pearson, Hilary McPhee, Harold Mitchell, Dare Jennings, Sandra Levy, Peter Garrett, Noni Hazlehurst and the Do Brothers.
For more information visit www.spaa.org.au/conference
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