Screen Queensland appoints Courtney Gibson as new Chief Executive

Screen Queensland has appointed Courtney Gibson as their incoming Chief Executive. Gibson is one of the screen industry’s most experienced executives, having been Chief Executive of two state screen agencies and held leadership roles with multiple Australian broadcasters and production companies.

Screen Queensland Chair, Roslyn Atkinson said she was pleased to welcome such an accomplished screen executive to lead the organisation through its next chapter of growth across film and series production, games development and studio expansion.

Atkinson shared “the Board looks forward to seeing the state’s thriving screen industry benefit from Ms Gibson’s leadership and guidance, further strengthening Queensland’s fine reputation as a destination of choice for the world’s leading filmmakers and producers.

“As important will be Ms Gibson’s strategic vision in supporting the creation of Queensland stories by local creatives, and for a pipeline of talent, from writers and directors through to on-set crew and post-production professionals, to take advantage of ever-growing employment opportunities.”

Gibson has held roles including Executive Head of Content Creation and Head of Arts, Entertainment and Comedy at ABC TV, Programming Production Executive at Nine, Commissioning Editor of Documentary at SBS, Director of Programmes at Endemol Australia and Managing Director of Jungle Entertainment, as well as serving as Chief Executive of Screen NSW and the South Australian Film Corporation.

Gibson said she was thrilled to be joining the Screen Queensland team and enthused “Queensland is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to screen production, and it’s a state that really has it all — leading local producers, post-production companies and games developers, longstanding and extremely successful international partnerships, highly skilled crews, spectacular locations and leading-edge studios up and down the state, all underpinned by the best incentives in Australia.

“I look forward to working with the Screen Queensland team and all its partners to support and attract even more production and to develop a new generation of Queensland screen makers, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander key creatives and crew.”

Gibson joins at a time of unprecedented production levels in Queensland, with the state’s crews, studios, locations and post-production facilities continuing the opportunity boom from domestic and international producers. Filming is currently underway on Brouhaha Entertainment’s adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe for Netflix, Disney+ sci-fi series Nautilus, Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla vs Kong sequel, Bunya Productions’ Limbo series for ABC TV and action-thriller Land of Bad starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth with production services from Hoodlum Entertainment. 

Gibson will commence as Chief Executive next Monday 17th October 2022.