Margaret Pomeranz

Margaret sat on the FilmLab workshop selection panel.

Margaret Pomeranz began her media career working for ABC Rural Radio from Europe. She attended the Playwright's Studio at NIDA and wrote television and radio drama and a tele-feature during 1970's.

She became writer/producer at the newly formed Special Broadcasting Service in 1980 where she established The Movie Show with David Stratton in 1986 where it ran until 2004, at which time the format moved to the ABC under the title At The Movies. 

During her time at SBS she was Executive Producer on Front Up, Subsonics, the AFI Awards, and the IF Awards. She is past President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, past Chairman, currently Vice-Chairman of Watch On Censorship, served on the Advertising Standards Board and was a member of the inaugural Australian Writers' Foundation.  She was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2005 for her services to the film industry and for her efforts towards freedom of speech.