Peter Ireland
2021 Judge
Role/organisation
Managing Director
Opening Act Films
Location
NSW
Australia
Short bio
Pete Ireland is an award-winning producer and writer. His films have been selected for Australian Academy (AACTA), FIAPF and Oscar-accredited film festivals; broadcast on television in Australia and Europe, and screened in many other film festivals in Australia and overseas. In 2015, Pete’s documentary Chip won in AACTA’s Social Shorts and he was selected for Screen NSW’s Emerging Producer Placement. Between 2015 and 2018, Pete received Screen Australia funding for several projects. In 2019 Pete won an ATOM Award for Best Short and was selected for The Berlin Film Festival’s Talents. Pete is a professional member of SPA and AACTA.