Lori Flekser

Experience

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  Various: Discovery Channel, Beyond Productions, Hilton Cordell

  Jan 1982 - Jan 2003

  Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager

  Freelance film/TV Producer, Line Producer & Production Manager. My experience encompasses a wide range of film genres: documentary specials and series, dramatised documentary, television "infotainment", reality TV, corporate and industrial videos, as well as a crossover into drama in both feature films and telemovies. I have managed budgets up to $30 million and staff and crew of up to 100 people.Projects include several large-scale documentary specials for the Discovery Channel, DIRECTED BY SCOTT HICKS, such as Emmy-award winning documentary series SUBMARINES, THE SPACE SHUTTLE and THE ULTIMATE ATHLETE - a stunning 2-hour special made for The Discovery Channel and screened during the Atlanta Olympics.I spent two years in the development and production of Africa’s Elephant Kingdom, the first IMAX made by The Discovery Channel. The film premiered in Los Angeles in April 1998 and is still screening in large format cinemas all over the world. After completing the critically-acclaimed 6-part social history series THE TRACK (Chapman Pictures/hilton Cordell for the ABC), I managed the 2-hour telemovie THE LOVE OF LIONEL'S LIFE for Network 10 Australia. Show less

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  AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION / SCREEN AUSTRALIA

  Apr 2003 - Dec 2009

  Project Manager/Director Film Development/Act. Director Marketing

  Responsible for the development and financing of film and TV projects and practitioners through a range of funding programs and initiatives for feature films, short films, documentaries, animation, digital media and TV drama. - Led staff through agency merger, organisational restructure and transition.- Supervised the organisational division budget of up to $17million p/a and the overall operation of the Division.- Managed a staff of 24 people. -Provided a high level of service to the CEO and the Board as a key member of the management team.- Cultivated productive local and international relationships and strategic partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders. - Represented the AFC/Screen Australia at local and international conferences, film festivals and markets. - Initiated and led systematic and procedural administrative changes and reduced bureaucratic inefficiencies. - Designed and delivered strategic initiatives to meet the needs of a changing industry environment. Show less

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  MPDAA (Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia)

  Dec 2010 - now

  Executive Director

  The Motion Picture Distributors Association represents the aligned interests of the theatrical distribution businesses of Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warners Bros. in Australia. The MPDAA engages with Government on regulation affecting the generic business of film distribution and provides information on matters of interest to film distributors, exhibitors, affiliate businesses, Government and the wider creative industry.

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  Motion Picture Industry Benevolent Society

  Jan 2011 - now

  MPIBS Council Member
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  Creative Content Australia

  Jul 2012 - Mar 2022

  Executive Director

  I previously held concurrent Executive Director roles for both Creative Content Australia and the MPDAA. Having left the ED role in March 2022, I now sit on the CCA Board as a non-executive director.Creative Content Australia is committed to raising awareness about the value of screen content and the impact content theft has on the creative industries. The organisation is supported by the Australian production, distribution and exhibition sectors.Creative Content Australia commissions annual research into the actions and attitudes of Australians to online content theft. These studies are shared with the community to inform the debate and dispel prevalent myths and preconceptions. The organisation also produces consumer campaigns and education resources for schools to stimulate discussion about and increase understanding of copyright. Show less

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  Australian Cinema Pioneers (The Society of)

  Nov 2023 - now

  National President