SPAA appoints Matthew Hancock and Rachelle Gibson

The Screen Producers Association of Australia has appointed two new positions within the guild’s leadership team, Matthew Hancock and Rachelle Gibson.

Both will report directly to executive director Matthew Deaner, formerly manager of strategy and research at Screen Australia.

Hancock has been appointed as manager, strategy and insights. He comes from Screen Australia.

Deaner said: “Matthew will contribute to SPAA’s policy objectives by identifying, pursuing and communicating strategic insights on issues affecting independent producers and the broader screen sector. He has extensive experience and a proven background in screen industry policy and has researched, written and presented on media trends for more than a decade for a range of public and private organisations.”