Our Committee

Patrick is an experienced commercial lawyer with recognised expertise in intellectual property, competition law, and privacy law. He advises clients in the telecommunications industry, including mobile operators, and digital and satellite service providers.

He is Principal of Patrick Fair Associates; an Adjunct Professor at the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University; Chairman of the Communications Security Reference Panel at the Communications Alliance and a member of auDA’s Technical Advisory Standing Committee. 

Patrick is a former Chairman of the Internet Industry Association (1999-2002, 2012-2014); a director of the Internet industry Association (1995-1998, 2011); President of the Law Society of NSW (1997) and President of the University of Sydney Union (1983). 

A filmmaker from Western Sydney, Fadia directed a segment of anthology film Here Out West, which opened the 2021 Sydney Film Festival. 

She directed the second episode of Australian Gangster released in 2021 and went on to direct Hardball for ABC Me which won the 2020 Prix Jeunesse International Award for Outstanding Children’s Television and the 2020 International Emmy Award for Best Kids: Live-Action series. Her other directing credits include After the Verdict, Barons, Five Bedrooms, Here Come the Habibs, and Les Norton.

Fadia was the co-director of the Arab Film Festival Australia from 2007 to 2017, which was presented annually in her home city of Parramatta. 

A producer and screen executive with extensive experience in the production and distribution of feature films, Troy was head of Dendy Films and launched Hopscotch Films in 2002, which went on to become Australia’s leading independent distributor. 

In 2009, Mr Lum founded Hopscotch Features, a joint venture with writer John Collee (Master and Commander) and producer Andrew Mason (The Matrix) as a one-stop shop for film finance, development, production, and distribution.

Hopscotch was acquired by Entertainment One, one of the world’s leading independent content and distribution businesses, in 2011. 

Managing Director of Australia, partner and producer of Made Up Stories, Jodi recently produced Wolf Like Me starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad for Peacock, Stan and Amazon; Roar starring Nicole Kidman and Judy Davis for Apple; Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy for Hulu and Amazon; The Dry, starring Eric Bana, as well as the film adaptation of the international best-seller, Penguin Bloom, starring Naomi Watts.

Upcoming projects include The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart starring Sigourney Weaver for Amazon, Force of Nature (the sequel to The Dry) and series two of Wolf Like Me.

Her previous work includes Abe Forsythe’s Little Monsters, starring Lupita Nyong’o and Josh Gad, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Down Under, Not Suitable For Children starring Sarah Snook and, Razzle Dazzle which premiered at Berlin and her first film, Thunderstruck starring Sam Worthington. 

Respected for her advocacy of Indigenous stories and mentoring of emerging filmmakers, Gillian has worked in both management and production roles in the screen industry over the past three decades. She worked with ADTRS, MetroScreen, and SBS before becoming an Investment and Development Manager at Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department from 2007 to 2014. 

Gillian produced the first series of documentary Family Rules, six 30min episodes for NITV in 2016, and Nice Shorts, an online sketch comedy series with Bunya Productions in 2019. Her collaboration with Bunya followed a producing internship undertaken with them two years earlier.

Gillian started her own company Kalori Productions in 2018 which saw co-production on the documentary Black Divaz. She also develops and produces drama projects through Kalori, including short film Ties That Bind which had its world premiere at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival and won the award for Best Australian Short Screenplay. 

She recently co-directed and co-produced the documentary Kindred with long-time friend and key collaborator Adrian Russell Wills, which screened at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival.

Josh is Managing Director of Spectrum Films, Australia's leading post-production house based at Fox Studios Australia. Upon completing his Bachelor of Business in 1997, Josh teamed up with his father – Spectrum’s founder Hans Pomeranz OAM – cementing the family businesses commitment to supporting the Australian film and television industry.

Under Josh’s leadership, Spectrum Films has expanded to include strategic alliances and investments, gaining a strong international presence with productions including Hacksaw Ridge, Wolverine, The Great Gatsby, Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Building on Spectrum Films’ rich history, Josh’s management has continued to foster the company’s stellar reputation as the post-production facility of choice for countless feature films, television productions and documentaries. 

With more than 35 years media, communications and screen industry experience, Debra joined Netflix in September 2019 as Director of Studio and Production Affairs for the APAC region.

Her career includes 12 years as CEO of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), 13 years with Australia’s broadcasting regulator – then the Australian Broadcasting Authority (& Tribunal) – and most recently almost nine years as CEO of Ausfilm, attracting major production and post-production work to Australia.

She has been involved in most Australian screen content policy and production industry issues during her working life as regulator, stakeholder and advocate covering local content, sports rights, copyright, digital conversion, and disruption.

Debra is a member of the Communications and Media Law Association board; a Director of the International Institute of Communications, Australia; Deputy Chair of the Alcohol Beverage Advertising Code adjudication panel; a Director of Northcott, a professional member of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) and a marriage celebrant.