Everything Old Is New Again: The Rise Of The Re-Release

Andrew Perkin is the Senior Content Strategist at Dendy Cinemas. Perkin has over ten years experience in the Australian film industry, with roles ranging from projectionist, production manager at Icon Film Distribution, Program Coordinator at Sydney Film Festival, and Sales & Operations Executive at Transmission Films.

Anthony Anderson is an Australian Producer. His feature and short film Producing credits include: Somersault (2004), Accidents Happen (2010), Flower Girl (1999), and Pentuphouse 1998. His Executive Producting credits include short films Joy (2000) and Poolside (2004).

Cate Shortland is an Australian director and screenwriter. A graduate of the University of Sydney and AFTRS, Shortland went on to direct numerous shorts and features. Feature credits include: her award-winning debut Somersault (2004), which premiered at Cannes; Lore (SFF 2012), premiering In Competition at Sydney Film Festival and, afterwards, winning the Audience Award at Locarno Film Festival; Berlin Syndrome (2017); and Black Widow (2021). TV credits include: The Secret Life of Us, and The Silence.

Sandy George is a veteran screen journalist, interviewer, researcher, writer and presenter with over thirty years experience covering the Australian film and television industry. She is a long-time Australian Correspondent for London-based industry trade magazine Screen International and the online news feed www.screendaily.com.

Simon Brook is an award-winning filmmaker with over 35 years of professional experience. He began his career working for Jim Jarmusch on Down By Law and Philip Kaufman on The Unbearable Lightness of Being. His career and passions span the full spectrum of the arts – from visual and performing arts and music to photography and filmmaking.