ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NEW JERSEY, 2024 — CineAsia will honor Kate Marks, Chief Executive Officer of Ausfilm, with the MPA Asia Pacific Screen Industry Advocate Award on Thursday, 12 December 2024, during the Awards Ceremony at the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok, Thailand.
“It is with great pleasure that we announce the honoring of Kate Marks with this award,” stated the President of Film Expo Group, Andrew Sunshine. “CineAsia and the MPA have worked together for many years to recognize individuals who have gone above and beyond for the industry,” continued Sunshine, “And Ms. Marks is certainly deserving.”
Belinda Lui, President & Managing Director Asia Pacific, Motion Picture Association adds “Kate Marks has dedicated her career to supporting the growth and development of the Australian screen sector and has been a terrific advocate for promoting Australia as a production destination. She has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in her role as Chief Executive Officer of Ausfilm, an industry – government partnership that connects the international film community with Australia’s screen incentives, talent and facilities. Under her guidance, Ausfilm has effectively encouraged the Australian government to adopt highly competitive production and post-production incentives, and as a result, Australia’s production ecosystem has thrived and become the envy of the world. Kate is a consensus leader who is highly respected across the global film industry, and we are delighted that she will receive this year’s MPA Asia Pacific Screen Industry Advocate Award at CineAsia.”
Kate Marks has 20 years’ experience in the film and television industry, including 15 in senior leadership roles promoting Australia as a global powerhouse for screen production.
Kate was appointed CEO of Ausfilm in September 2019. Prior to that, she was Ausfilm’s Los Angeles-based Executive Vice President of International Production and Film Victoria’s General Manager, Incentives, Locations and Production Services.
Ausfilm has offices in Sydney and Los Angeles and is responsible for developing international market strategies to ensure Australia is a globally competitive production location for international film and television projects and forging mutually beneficial relationships which enhance export opportunities for Australian businesses. Ausfilm works closely with the Government to ensure Australia’s screen industry policy settings support economic and industry growth.
Kate is a passionate leader and supporter of the Australian screen industry and was President of the Board of Australians in Film (AiF) from 2016 to 2020 in Los Angeles. She is currently a Board Member of Screen Careers and a member of the Australian Government’s Trade 2040 Taskforce which is chaired by the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Don Farrell.
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About CineAsia
CineAsia will take place from 9-12 December 2024 at the True Icon Hall in Bangkok. The CineAsia trade show is where cinema exhibition and distribution professionals come to do business and network. The convention will also feature product presentations and screenings of major upcoming films, exclusive sponsored events, and seminars relating to current and future trends happening across the industry.
Additional information on CineAsia can be found at www.cineasia.com.
About Film Expo Group
The Film Expo Group is the premier organizer of events in the motion picture industry. The Film Expo Group produces CineAsia, held in Bangkok; CineEurope, held in Barcelona; and ShowEast, held in Miami.
About GDC Technology Limited – Official Presenting Sponsor of CineAsia
GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’) is a leading digital cinema solutions provider with its manufacturing facility certified with ISO 9001:2015 by SGS. GDC develops, manufactures, and sells cinema media server for both projector and LED cinema display, content storage system, cinema audio processors, cinema enterprise software including theatre management system and advanced cinema automation system for the global cinema industry. GDC is a licensee of the DTS Surround and DTS:X with IAB, the object-based immersive sound technology from DTS, Inc. for the development of its media servers and cinema audio processors. In addition, GDC also provides a suite of digital cinema products and services, including cinema projectors, LED cinema, 3D product, audio equipment, projector lamp, post-production service, and Electronic Delivery System (EDS).
About the Motion Picture Association (MPA)
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) serves as the leading voice and advocate of the motion picture, home video, and television industries. It works in every corner of the globe to advance the creative industry, protect its members’ content across all screens, defend the creative and artistic freedoms of storytellers, and support innovative distribution models that bring an expansion of viewing choices to audiences around the world. Its member studios are: Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO.
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