Stuart Cunningham

Stuart Cunningham is Distinguished Professor of Media and Communications, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. He is one of Australia's most prominent media scholars. His recent work includes Hidden innovation: Policy, Industry and the Creative Sector (2013); Digital disruption: Cinema Moves Online (edited, with Dina Iordanova, 2012); and Key Concepts in Creative Industries (with John Hartley, Jason Potts, Terry Flew, John Banks, and Michael Keane, 2013). Jon Silver is Senior Lecturer in Film, Television and Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. His research focuses on strategic issues facing screen content businesses, especially impacts of new technology on distribution and exhibition. He has worked in senior executive roles in film production, distribution and exhibition.