Sharon Menzies is a New Zealand financier specialising in film financing.[1] In 2020 she received the Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award at the Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards.
Biography
editMenzies' career in finance started in the banking industry working for a major Australian bank structuring mid-market corporate loans.[1] She moved on to work in film finance in the United Kingdom, as head of business affairs for Baker Street Media Finance and later at Prescience Film Finance.[2]
Menzies founded Fulcrum Media Finance in 2008 to specialise in cashflow lending in the Australian and New Zealand film and television production markets. [3] In February 2023 she stepped down from the company.[4]
Menzies has held industry positions such as co-president of Screen Production and Development Association of New Zealand (SPADA) since 2017, SPADA board member (Nov 2009 – Dec 2011), board member for Women in Film and Television (NZ) (2013) and later president (2014 to 2015) and as an assessor for Screen Australia’s Enterprise Programme (2015 and 2016).[1] She is also chair of Film Bay of Plenty.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Stuff Debt Financiers Really Care About with Sharon Menzies". Movies inc. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "WIFT NZ - Sharon Menzies". www.wiftnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "WIFT NZ - Sharon Menzies steps down from Fulcrum Media Finance". www.wiftnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Slatter, Sean (2023-02-09). "Tim Phillips appointed CEO of Fulcrum Media Finance as managing director Sharon Menzies steps down". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "About Film Bay of Plenty | Regional Film Office for the BOP region". Film Bay of Plenty. Retrieved 2023-04-08.