Tourism and Culture Chief Executive Officer Alastair Shields today announced the appointment of award winning filmmaker Sally Ingleton to lead Screen Territory as its new Director starting from 29 May this year.

A member of the Australian and international screen industry for more than 30 years, Ms Ingleton has been the Managing Director of 360 Degree Films where she has produced and directed an award winning slate of over 40 hours of factual television for partners including ABC, SBS, National Geographic, BBC, PBS, ITV and Arte France.

“I am very pleased to announce this appointment to support the screen industry and welcome Ms Ingleton back to Darwin where she began her career,” Mr Shields said.

“The screen industry plays a crucial role in sharing our unique Territory stories and landscapes with the rest of the world and can help to attract more visitors to the Territory.

“Sally was one of the first school based Artist in Residence at Sanderson High School (now Sanderson Middle School) and went on to produce content for local TV and SBS.

“In addition to her prolific screen production career Sally has extensive industry experience including management and teaching roles with Film Victoria, Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and RMIT.”

Ms Ingleton said she was thrilled to be returning to the Territory and was looking forward to working with its highly talented and diverse screen sector, many of whom are already nationally and internationally recognised.

“After participating in a couple of Screen Territory’s Realisator programs I know there is an exciting new crop of emerging talent waiting in the wings”, said Ms Ingleton.

“The Territory as a film location has so much to offer both small and big screen productions, from the Top End right through to the Red Centre. When audiences hear our stories and see these majestic landscapes then many want to come and experience them firsthand.”

In recent years the Northern Territory has had some blockbuster films shot locally, including Australia, Samson and Delilah and the feature film Sweet Country which received $200,000 in production funding from Screen Territory and last year filmed partially in Simpsons Gap, Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park in Central Australia.

The screen industry is an important sector for the Territory and delivers jobs to hundreds of Territorians. These films showcase the Territory and productions such as these deliver economic benefits with the Sweet Country production delivering approximately $2 million into Alice Springs.

Ms Ingleton will work closely with the Screen Territory Industry Reference Group, and will be based in Darwin from 29 May 2017.

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