SANDRA
LEVY
Chief Executive Officer
Sandra Levy was appointed as CEO of AFTRS in mid 2007 following
on from her roles as Head of Drama at Zapruder's Other Films
(2007), Director of Development at Channel 9 (2006), Director of
Television at the ABC (2001 - 2005), Head of Drama at Southern Star
(1989 - 2000) and Head of Drama at the ABC (1986 - 1989).
Sandra has been an eminent television and feature film producer
and a board member of significant arts and screen organisations
including the Australian Film Finance Corporation, the Australian
Film Commission, the Australian Film Television and Radio School,
Deputy Chair of the Sydney Theatre Company and she is currently a
board member of the St James Ethics Centre. She was awarded an
Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Macquarie University in
2010.
She was reappointed as CEO of AFTRS for a four year term in
June, 2010.
Ms Levy was Director of Television at the ABC from 2001 to 2005.
During her time there she was responsible for a 24% increase in
audience, and for a slate of programs that revitalised the public
broadcaster, including Kath & Kim, New Inventors, Spicks
and Specks, Enough Rope, The Chaser, Catalyst, Strictly Dancing,
Operatunity Oz, We Can Be Heroes, Outback House, MDA,
Answered by Fire and many more.
Prior to that, she was part of the independent production house
Southern Star for 10 years where she produced many programs for
both commercial television and ABC TV, most notably five series of
Police Rescue for the BBC and ABC.
Ms Levy was Head of Drama for the ABC from 1987 to 1989, where she
tripled the drama output in each of her three years there.
In 2007, she joined Andrew Denton's production company Zapruders
Other Films as Head of Drama where she has a number of drama
projects in development.
Ms Levy has been a Board member of the Australian Film Finance
Corporation, the Australian Film Commission, the Australian Film
Television and Radio School and is currently a Board member of the
Sydney Theatre Company and the NSW Cultural Management
Committee.
