The Sydney Film Festival has announced Fiona Cameron as the festival's new General Manager.

Ms Cameron said: "I'm very much looking forward to working with the team to make Sydney Film Festival more accessible to Sydneysiders and to ensuring we set the pace for film festivals around Australia and the world."

Previously, Ms Cameron was Chief of Staff to the Federal Minister for Communications and the Arts, headed Corporate Affairs for the Australian Radio Network, foundation General Manager for the launch of Radio Nova in Melbourne, CEO of Pay TV station, Aurora, and is currenly a Director of AFTRS.

The appointment comes at a time of significant repositioning and growth for SFF with the inaugural Official Competition and Industry Program, during the 2008 festival. The competition is supported by Events NSW, with the $60K cash prize provided by SFF's principal sponsor, Hunter Hall Investment Management.

SFF Executive Director, Clare Stewart, said: "I welcome the contribution a colleague of Fiona's standing will make to our much loved event at this vital stage in our development."

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