Screen Australia has welcomed the appointment of Claudia Karvan and Richard Keddie to the agency’s Board by Federal Minister for the Arts Simon Crean.

 

 “We are delighted to have both Claudia and Richard join our Board. They bring a wealth of diverse industry expertise across both television and feature film and will be a valuable asset in our efforts to support, promote and grow Australian storytelling.” Chair of Screen Australia Glen Boreham said.

 

laudia Karvan is an acclaimed actor, producer and director. Her acting feature film credits include Daybreakers, Gillian Armstrong’s High Tide, Phillip Noyce’s Echoes of Paradise, The Heartbreak Kid, Paperback Hero andThe Long Weekend. Claudia has starred in many Australian television series and mini-series including The Secret Life of Us, Farscape, My Brother Jack,Small Claims, and the award-winning drama series Love My Way, for which she was creator and producer, and Spirited on which she was a producer. As well as co-producing Spirited and Love My Way, Claudia also made her directorial debut on The Secret Life of Us. 

 

Richard Keddie is an experienced filmmaker across feature film, television drama and documentary. His feature film producing credits include the upcoming musical comedy Goddess, staring Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating and Magda Szubanski. His other feature producing credits include AFI award-winner Little Fish and Matching Jack. His television producing credits include the AFI award-winning telemovies and mini-series Hawke,My Brother Jack and After the Deluge. He also produced the award-winning television dramas Curtin and Waiting at the Royal.