Previous Guest Speakers
Choc Tops Meetings
Please note that the information provided for each speaker has not been updated since their appearance at Choc Tops.
| A | |
| Shane Abbess | Writer—Director—Producer (Gabriel) |
| Brian Adams | Actor, Director, TV Show Host |
| Martha Ansara | Cinematographer, Director, Producer |
| B | |
| Geoff Bartlett | Journalist, Actor, Producer |
| Stephen Bennett | (Bennett Artist Management) |
| Ian Bliss | Actor (The Matrix Reloaded & The Matrix Revolutions) |
| Nick Bolton | Sales & Marketing Manager (Viocorp) |
| Tony Bonner | Actor & Acting Teacher |
| Renée Brack | Presenter (Movie Network Channels) |
| Alex Broun | Writer, Artistic Co-ordinator (Short & Sweet Festival) |
| John Buckmaster | Founder (Sydney Film School) |
| Danelle Butcher | (Showcast) |
| C | |
| Luke Caldwell | Broadcast & Edit Specialist (Apple Australia) |
| Rob Carlton | Writer—Director—Actor (Carmichael & Shane, Tropfest 2006 Winner) |
| David Castran | Director (Audience Development Australia) |
| Nigel Collin | Presenter, Creative Director |
| D | |
| Monica Davidson | Director (Freelance Success Australia) |
| Lee Donahue | Actor, Director (Quiet On Set) |
| Greg Duffy | Entertainment Lawyer (Frankel Lawyers) |
| Irina Dunn | Executive Director (NSW Writers’ Centre) |
| Stephen Dunne | Writer, Theatre Critc |
| E | |
| Johan Earl | Writer, Actor (Shattered) |
| Glen Eaves | Filmmaker (Parlami d’amore) |
| F | |
| Edmund Falzon | Director (Harbour Street Management) |
| Peter Feeney | Actor, Coordinator (Sydney Scene Groups) |
| Toni Fitzgerald | CEO (Purpose Group) |
| Abe Forsythe | Writer—Actor—Director (Ned) |
| Gary Friedman | Master Puppeteer & Creative Director (Corporate Creatures) | G |
| Heidi Gledhill | Director (Crypt Theatre) |
| Jessica Gower | Actor (“The Secret Life of Us”) |
| H | |
| Siobhan Hannan | Executive Producer (Southern Star) |
| Kari Harris | Casting Director (Kari Harris Casting) |
| Christine Harris-Smyth | Director (Slice TV) |
| Peter Herbert | Head of Producing (AFTRS) |
| John Holmes | Head of Drama (Channel 7) | I |
| Amantha Imber | Organisational Psychologist (Inventium) |
| J | |
| Shaun Jefford | Director—Producer (The Edge of the World) |
| Matthew Joyce | Financial Director (Wang Films) |
| K | |
| Martha Knox-Haly | Organisational Psychologist |
| Dov Kornits | Director (FILMINK) |
| L | |
| Darrell Lass | Production Designer (The Crop), Producer |
| Jaimie & Aspasia Leonarder | Presenters (MuMeson Archives, “The Movie Show”) |
| Alex Leszczynski | National Industrial Officer (Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG)) |
| Dr Jake Lim | Plastic Surgeon |
| Sandra Lee Paterson | Director (On Camera Studio) |
| Jacqui Lees | Principal (JCM Creative Management) |
| Rachael Lucas | Director (Bondi Tsunami) |
| Troy Lum | Head (Hopscotch Films) |
| Alex Lykos | Writer & Actor (Alex & Eve) |
| M | |
| Robert McFarlane | Photo-journalist & Photographer |
| Kirsty McGregor | Casting Director (McGregor Casting) |
| Tony McNamara | Writer—Director (The Rage in Placid Lake) |
| Ranko Markovic | Producer (Fat Pizza: The Movie, Cedar Boys) | Jonathan Mills | Actor, MEAA |
| Robyn Moase | Actor, Choreographer (Paralympic Handover Ceremony) |
| N | |
| Jennifer Naughton | Industrial Officer (MEAA) |
| David Noakes | Film Specialist (National Film & Sound Archive, division of AFC) |
| O | |
| Noel Oakes | National Sales & Marketing Manager (JVC Professional) |
| John O’Hare | Head (ACTT) |
| Tay O’Keefe | Agency Manager (Central Casting) |
| Hugo Ortega | Principal (Tegatech Australia) |
| P | |
| Grant Page | Stunt Coordinator (Mad Max) |
| Rebel Penfold-Russell | Executive Producer (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) |
| Jeff Purser | Producer (Fat Pizza: The Movie, Cedar Boys) |
| Tim Pye | Writer (“A County Practice”), Executive Producer (“Changi”) |
| R | |
| Denise Roberts | Director (Screenwise), Actor (“Always Greener”) |
| S | |
| John Scott | Film Editor (Newsfront, Roxanne, Sexy Beast, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Quiet American) |
| Karel Segers | Producer, Script Consultant |
| Jane E. Seymour | Actor, Drama Tutor (Resource Performance Workshops) |
| Mike Seymour | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Julian Shaw | Writer—Director |
| Ian Simmons | Head Writer (“The Glass House”) |
| Geoff Sirmai | Principal (Watchdog Communications) |
| Anny Slater | Filmmaker (The Ball) |
| Gerry Sont | Actor, Corporate Trainer |
| Suzie Steen | Actor & Talent Agent (Actors Creative International) |
| David Steinhoff | CEO (Presence Films) |
| T | |
| Matt Todd | Writer—Actor—Producer (Gabriel) |
| Jeff Truman | Actor, Writer (“Neighbours”) |
| U | |
| Euan Upston | Founder (Choc Tops), Deputy Director (Museum of Contemporary Art) |
| V | |
| Jason van Genderen | Director (Two-time winner The Shootout - Newcastle) |
| W | |
| Edweana Wenkart | Director (Tsuki Film Marketing) |
| Julian Wood | Film Critic |
| Steve Wright | Writer (“Stringer”), Script Editor |