Win the opportunity to meet with a group of key screen industry decision makers and executives for an hour on a Friday morning during March.
Amanda Duthie (Stan), Helen Bowden (Lingo Pictures), Isabella Torv (Foxtel Binge), Tony Ayres are just some of the generous screen industry professionals who have donated their time to support Screenworks annual fundraiser.
Each year, Screenworks runs a raffle to raise funds that directly support the ongoing programs and initiatives we deliver across regional, rural and remote Australia. This year, we are doing it a bit differently. Instead of a ½ hour meeting with one industry professional, we are offering an hour of meetings with 4 industry professionals, more a speed dating style where you get to spend 15 minutes with each industry professional on the week that you win.
We have secured the support of a group of prominent and influential professionals in the Australian screen industry, who have generously donated an hour of their time to undertake Zoom consultation meetings. They are available to discuss career and/or provide project advice.
To allow you to choose the group that you would like the opportunity to meet with, Screenworks have set up a separate raffle for each group. The meetings will take place between 10am and 11am AEDT each Friday in March 2024. You can purchase tickets for multiple consultations (multiple raffles) based on the Industry Professionals that you are most interested in meeting with.
Take part in our raffle below for your chance to win some fantastic opportunities!
Group 1 – 10am-11am (AEDT), Friday 7 March, 2025
Lisa Shaunessy
A passionate film and television executive and creative producer, Lisa has a proven track record as the producer of multiple commercially successful and critically acclaimed films & television series.
In 2020 Lisa produced 2067 (XYZ/RLJE/Netflix), starring Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten and Deborah Mailman. 2067 set the record for an Australian film on Netflix (ANZ), and was a commercial success domestically and internationally – reaching No 1 on Hulu and iTunes in North America and selling to China in an unprecedented sale for an independent Australian film. 2067 was nominated for AACTA, ADG, SPA, APDG, AEAF, ACS and ATOM Awards in 2021.
Lisa produced SXSW 2022 breakout hit SISSY, starring Aisha Dee. Ahead of its World Premiere, SISSY sold to Shudder in a multi-territory deal and was nominated for three AACTA Awards, including Best Film (2022). SISSY was also nominated for Best Film at the Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards (2023).
Other feature producing credits include Sydney Film Festival Audience Award runner up IN VITRO (Madman, 2024); Sundance hit KILLING GROUND (IFC, 2017); streaming and genre festival favourite THE FURIES (Shudder/StudioCanal, 2019) and BLACK & WHITE & SEX (IFF Rotterdam, 2013).
In television, Lisa produced WHILE THE MEN ARE AWAY (SBS, 2023), which premiered internationally at Berlinale Series Selects 2024. The series was nominated for Best Miniseries at the 2024 AACTA and 2024 SPA Awards, winning Best Music, TV Comedy at the APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards. Lisa also produced AACTA award-winning series HIPSTERS (SBS, 2015) and SLAMMIN’ SAM (Foxtel, 2013), winner of the Australian Sports Commission Media Award for Best Profiling of an Athlete, 2014.
Lisa is an AFTRS, TAP and Small Giants alumni.
Tracey Vieira
Tracey Vieira is the Chief Content Officer for Emmy® and BAFTA Award winning film and television production company Hoodlum. Hoodlum operates between Australia, the US and the UK.
Since joining Hoodlum in 2019, Tracey has produced the 2022 Netflix number one global hit A Perfect Pairing, a romantic comedy feature film starring Adam Demos and Victoria Justice, produced feature film Christmas on the Farm for Stan which was released in December 2021, Executive Produced action-thriller feature Land of Bad, starring Russell Crowe and Liam and Luke Hemsworth due for release in early 2024 and the ABC series In Our Blood which premiered in March 2023.
Prior to Hoodlum Tracey was the CEO of Screen Queensland where she led the organisation through significant cultural change and growth from February 2014 to August 2019. Vieira was named in the 2018 Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence and is the 2016 Telstra Queensland Businesswoman of the Year. Vieira is currently the President of Screen Producers Australia, Chairs the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Chair of Griffith Film School’s Advisory Board.
Tracey is a passionate animal advocate and spent four years as a company director for RSPCA Queensland.
John Godfrey
John Godfrey is Head of Commissioning at SBS, overseeing SBS’s distinctive commissioned content offering across original unscripted and scripted programming.
Prior to his appointment in this role in November 2022, John was Head of Unscripted for SBS, overseeing commissioned documentaries, factual entertainment, food and entertainment across SBS channels and platforms. This includes everything from the Eurovision Song Contest, Mastermind and The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, to the broad range of original SBS standalone documentaries and series like Alone Australia.
He joined SBS in 2008 and during his time with the network has been responsible for some of SBS’s highest rating and iconic programs, including Go Back to Where You Came From, First Contact, Struggle Street, and Filthy Rich and Homeless.
John has been in Australia since 2003, working in the UK prior to that for 10 years, series/exec producing for Channel 4 and BBC2.
Yeesum Lo
Yeesum Lo is the Head of Development at Paramount Australia and New Zealand. Appointed in 2020, Yeesum is responsible for identifying and progressing content commissions across Network 10, Paramount+, MTV and Nickelodeon.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yeesum’s career has spanned New York, Los Angeles and Sydney. As a content executive, Yeesum spent close to a decade at Endemol Shine Group (Banijay) in the US and Australia, with a number of roles spanning Office of the CEO, M&A, C-level project management and strategy, and was recognised as a B&T 30 under 30 winner. In her role as Director of Digital for Australia, Yeesum had a remit across digital content and commercial strategy for programs<
More Producers & Industry Leaders to be announced
FAQs
Where does the money go?
All of the money raised through this raffle is used to support the ongoing programs and initiatives that Screenworks delivers across regional, rural and remote Australia. Our annual fundraising raffle is an important part of the ongoing success of the organisation and the impact it has on the lives of individuals living in regional Australia.
Which states are tickets being sold?
Screenworks is able to sell raffle tickets in all states and territories except for South Australia and Western Australia (due to the restrictions set out in various regulations that relate to the sale of raffle tickets in each state). We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Do I need to live in regional Australia to win a prize?
No, the purpose of this raffle is to raise money to support the programs and initiatives that Screenworks delivers that support the career and industry development in regional Australia. We welcome and encourage everyone in Australia to support Screenworks by purchasing raffle tickets in this year’s annual fundraising raffle (noting the limitations to selling tickets to the states and territories listed above).
When will the industry consultations take place?
Screenworks will be responsible for arranging the Zoom meetings each Friday morning in March between 10am and 11am Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Raffle winners and the participating industry volunteers will be sent the Zoom meeting link and details prior to the meeting time.
Is there any charge for the consultation?
No, the person who wins the prize will not be charged a fee at any time.
Are there any age restrictions for this raffle and/or prizes?
Tickets in this raffle may only be purchased by individual persons who are aged 18 years or older. Similarly, prizes can only be won by individual people who are aged 18 years or older.
