Kim Dalton
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Kim Dalton is an Australian born, Australia
n TV executive and the ABC
's Director of Television since 2006.
Dalton has worked in the Australian and international film and television industry since 1973 after graduating from the Flinders University
Drama School. In 1978 he was awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts Administration from the City University of London. Dalton has been a practitioner and program maker producing a number of award winning television dramas and documentaries. As an investment manager at the Australian Film Finance Corporation in the early ‘90s he was involved in the financing of numerous projects including the feature films Muriel's Wedding
and Priscilla
.
In 1992 Dalton joined Beyond International, one of Australia’s leading international film and television companies, and worked on the international financing, production and distribution of a large slate of television and feature films.
From 1999, as Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission
, Dalton was responsible for overhauling its development programs, expanding its screen culture programs and ensuring the agency’s and industry’s engagement with digital and online technology, production and distribution.
As CEO Dalton led the policy debate around Australian content on television and was a spokesperson for the industry and a key advisor to government on the audio visual industries during negotiations on the Aust/US Free Trade Agreement.
Since joining the ABC
as Director of Television in 2006 Dalton has made a major contribution to the policy debate around Australian content and the role of the public broadcaster in the digital era, calling for stricter government control of online TV. In 2009, as a result of a successful lobbying campaign led by Dalton, the ABC received an increase in funding from the Australian Government to establish a dedicated children's television channel, ABC3, and a significant increase to its drama funding.
In 2007 Dalton was awarded an OAM for service to the film and television industry in policy, in assistance to Indigenous producers and in the promotion of emerging visual technology. (http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1134896&search_type=quick&showInd=true)
In April 2008 Dalton became the inaugural Chair of Freeview (http://www.freeview.com.au), the organisation representing all major Australian free to air networks established for the purpose of promoting the free to air digital television platform. Dalton is a Board member of the Australian Government's Australia Korea Foundation and a Board member of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA)
On 10 August 2011, in a letter by the CPSU (Community and Public Sector Union) on behalf of ABC Staff , the Section Secretary Graeme Thomson responded to ABC Managing Director Mark Scott's 'all staff email', which defended the axing of TV programs: The New Inventors, Collectors and Art Nation. Mr Thomson confirms that ABC staff has called for an audit of what has become known as the 'Dalton Model', a style of management resulting in the termination of in-house productions, mass redundancies, skill shortages and outsourcing.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n TV executive and the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's Director of Television since 2006.
Dalton has worked in the Australian and international film and television industry since 1973 after graduating from the Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
Drama School. In 1978 he was awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts Administration from the City University of London. Dalton has been a practitioner and program maker producing a number of award winning television dramas and documentaries. As an investment manager at the Australian Film Finance Corporation in the early ‘90s he was involved in the financing of numerous projects including the feature films Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian-French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars actresses Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve...
and Priscilla
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot is based on the journey of three drag queens who travel across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named...
.
In 1992 Dalton joined Beyond International, one of Australia’s leading international film and television companies, and worked on the international financing, production and distribution of a large slate of television and feature films.
From 1999, as Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission
Australian Film Commission
The Australian Film Commission was an Australian government agency with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history. It also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for government...
, Dalton was responsible for overhauling its development programs, expanding its screen culture programs and ensuring the agency’s and industry’s engagement with digital and online technology, production and distribution.
As CEO Dalton led the policy debate around Australian content on television and was a spokesperson for the industry and a key advisor to government on the audio visual industries during negotiations on the Aust/US Free Trade Agreement.
Since joining the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
as Director of Television in 2006 Dalton has made a major contribution to the policy debate around Australian content and the role of the public broadcaster in the digital era, calling for stricter government control of online TV. In 2009, as a result of a successful lobbying campaign led by Dalton, the ABC received an increase in funding from the Australian Government to establish a dedicated children's television channel, ABC3, and a significant increase to its drama funding.
In 2007 Dalton was awarded an OAM for service to the film and television industry in policy, in assistance to Indigenous producers and in the promotion of emerging visual technology. (http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1134896&search_type=quick&showInd=true)
In April 2008 Dalton became the inaugural Chair of Freeview (http://www.freeview.com.au), the organisation representing all major Australian free to air networks established for the purpose of promoting the free to air digital television platform. Dalton is a Board member of the Australian Government's Australia Korea Foundation and a Board member of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA)
On 10 August 2011, in a letter by the CPSU (Community and Public Sector Union) on behalf of ABC Staff , the Section Secretary Graeme Thomson responded to ABC Managing Director Mark Scott's 'all staff email', which defended the axing of TV programs: The New Inventors, Collectors and Art Nation. Mr Thomson confirms that ABC staff has called for an audit of what has become known as the 'Dalton Model', a style of management resulting in the termination of in-house productions, mass redundancies, skill shortages and outsourcing.