Production Company: December Media hearts changing times

December Media gains Stuart Menzies, goes back to the future and chews on hard broadcaster lessons.
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Stuart Menzies rejoins an independent production company after ten years in the ABC. Actually, it is a still from an early December Films project, Li’l Horrors. 

After ten years as a key figure in ABC Television, Stuart Menzies has gone back to his first love, December Films, to discover it has completely changed. On a daily basis he is now watching the fundamental issues of the Australian production sector – the balance of factual and drama, the pressures on financing, the implications of internationalism, and the changing world views of newer generations.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.