Draft:Patrick McIntyre


Patrick McIntyre is an arts administrator and as of 24 October 2021 the Chief Executive Officer of Australia's National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).[1]

Previously he held senior roles at arts and performing arts institutions including The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Film Festival, the Sydney Dance Company, the Sydney Opera House Trust, and (from 2010 to 2021) Executive Director of the Sydney Theatre Company.[2] McIntyre also has a background as a freelance entertainment writer for magazines including Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and Black+White.[3]

In discussing his suitability for the NFSA role, McIntyre describes himself as "a weird combination of impatient modernist and nostalgic sentimentalist."[1] When the NFSA obtained $41.9 million in federal support under his leadership in 2021, McIntyre highlighted the need to digitise audiovisual heritage before deteriorating media and playback equipment made earlier audiovisual content inaccessible.[4]

Discussing his career, McIntyre is "proudest of having been part of the industry for so long, working on so many brilliant projects with interesting and generous people."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meet NFSA's new CEO Patrick McIntyre". www.artshub.com.au. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. ^ "Media Release". National Film and Sound Archive. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ Musa, Helen (2021-06-25). "McIntyre gets the top job at the NFSA". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ "Federal funding to save hours of at-risk footage of Australian life in the 20th century". ABC News. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  5. ^ iugosupport (2021-10-21). "Patrick McIntyre interview". CAMD. Retrieved 2024-10-11.