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Seph McKenna departs Roadshow Films for Screenwest CEO role

Seph McKenna has been appointed as Screenwest’s new CEO following the departure of Ian Booth in August.

The film exec was previously head of Australian production at Roadshow Films, where he worked as executive producer on a slew of Australian flicks including Goddess, Felony, and Oddball.

Prior to his role at Roadshow Films, McKenna worked at Village Roadshow and Warner Bros in Australia and the US.

The appointment is the first since Screenwest made the shift from a government-controlled body to an independent not for profit.

McKenna will take up his appointment early December and will work with outgoing CEO Ian Booth prior to his departure. He will be relocating from Melbourne to West Australia for the role.

“Seph’s appointment marks an exciting time in Screenwest’s journey and will further strengthen a great Screenwest team to realize the vision of bringing world-class Western Australian stories and identity to screen, for the benefit of the community,” said Screenwest chair Janelle Marr. “With our new structure and board fully operational, Screenwest is in a very strong and settled position.”

McKenna said: “I look forward to working alongside the board and team to further strengthen Screenwest and the WA screen sector’s position on the national and international stage.

“I am excited by the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead and will be focusing on not only strengthening existing key relationships but also engaging with new corporate and commercial partners to expand opportunities for the organisation and WA screen sector.

“During my decade plus at Roadshow Films, I had the great privilege of engaging with Ian Booth and Rikki Lea Bestall at Screenwest along with many filmmakers both established and emerging, including some of the great documentarians that produce such incredible work.

“Again, and again, Australian audiences favourite films and documentaries have been shot in the West. As an adopted Australian, I’m proud to be in a position to build on such a fantastic cultural legacy, in so beautiful a place, with such passionate supporters and practitioners.”

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