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Sophie Harper is the new head of Australian Directors’ Guild

Harper, who is currently in a senior role at Screen Canberra, will take up the new Executive Director position in May.

18 Apr 2023 9:12

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Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) President Rowan Woods has today announced Sophie Harper as the new Executive Director of the Guild.

On her return to Australia, she created and hosted the hit podcast Not By Accident, which has been downloaded more than two million times by listeners from around the world.

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