Tour of Village Roadshow Studios

Friday 9 February

10am AEST

Just twenty minutes north of the Gold Coast sits Village Roadshow Studios- offering world-class film production facilities comprising nine Sound Stages, three water tanks, twelve production offices, editing suites, wardrobe, makeup, construction, paint and carpentry shops- Village Roadshow Studios is one of the largest studio lots in the Southern Hemisphere. Previous productions include Baz Luhrman's Elvis, season 2 of The Wilds, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Aquaman and Thor: Ragnarok. 

This event is exclusive to AACTA Professional Members by invitation only. Email your expression of interest to program@afi.org.au.

Featuring

Lynne Benzie

Lynne Benzie has over 33 years in the film, television and entertainment industry.

Her career started in the United Kingdom in Engineering, then migrated to Australia in 1979 and developed a diverse background in Insurance, Finance, Legal, building and Information Technology, which led her to a position with EMI Records in promotion and marketing.

Lynne joined Village Roadshow Studios in 1990 as PA to the GM after 5 years of being involved in the operations of the Studio she was promoted to Studio Manager, then to VP Studios Operations and in January 2008 promoted to President of the Studios.

Lynne is involved in promoting the industry locally and internationally and has strong client relationships with many studios, Producers across multiple platforms.

Lynne was on the board of Ausfilm from 2011 – 2023 and currently on the board of Screen Queensland and Chair of Gold Coast/Brisbane Film Festival.