Rosemary Blight is an Australian film producer, credited with films such as '' The Sapphires'' (

world premiere A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition. A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its firs ...

at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and

AACTA Award for Best Film The AACTA Award for Best Film is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and ...

), '' The Tree'' (closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival), and '' Clubland'' (featured at the Sundance Film Festival). Her television work includes the ''

Lockie Leonard Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton. Character Lockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the so ...

'' series. She has been principal partner and company director with

Goalpost Pictures Goalpost Pictures is an Australian film production company founded and run by Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne, and Cass O’Connor. History The 2007 suburban comedy '' Clubland'', directed by Cherie Nowlan, debuted at the 2009 Sun ...

since 1992,LinkedIn
''Rosemary Blight''. Retrieved 13 March 2015. and a board member of

Screen Australia Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...

since 2013.

Early life

Blight has a degree in communications from Macquarie University.

Career

Blight began her career working for record companies and producing music videos. Her first film was Kay Pavlou's short ''The Killing of Angelo Tsakos'', which led to her securing a job with independent producer John Maynard. Blight founded RB Films in 1991 with partner Ben Grant. RB Films became

in 2008. Its four principals are Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne and Cass O'Connor. Goalpost Pictures was named ''Media Super Production Business of the Year'' at the annual

Screen Producers Australia Screen Producers Australia (SPA), formerly the Screen Producers' Association of Australia (SPAA) and earlier names, is a national organisation representing film production businesses, emerging producers, service providers and screen industry supp ...

Awards. Goalpost Pictures has an alliance with Goalpost Film in the UK, the international sales company run by Tristan Whalley. Blight sits on the Board of

.Screen Producers Australia
''Rosemary Blight''. Retrieved 13 March 2015. In July 2021 Blight, along with actor and filmmaker Wayne Blair and Australian producers

Darren Dale Darren Dale is an Indigenous Australian film and television producer. Since joining Blackfella Films as a producer in 2001, he is co-director of the company, along with founder Rachel Perkins. Dale is known for co-producing many films and tel ...

and Kylie du Fresne, were invited to join the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...

Notable films

*Blight's most successful film to date has been '' The Sapphires'', which was in Official Selection at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and released in the US by

The Weinstein Company The Weinstein Company (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in March 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America pri ...

. The film earned more than $14 million at the local box office, sold more than 400,000 DVDs, and won multiple awards. *'' The Eternity Man'' won the

Rose d'Or The Rose d'Or ('Golden Rose') is an international awards festival in entertainment broadcasting and programming. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) first acquired the Rose d’Or in 1961, when it was created by Swiss Television in the lakes ...

(Golden Rose) in 2009. *'' Clubland'', starring Brenda Blethyn and directed by

Cherie Nowlan Cherie Nowlan (born Singleton, New South Wales, Australia)

, screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by

Warner Independent Pictures Warner Independent Pictures was an independent film division of the American film studio Warner Bros., itself a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, which then was known as TimeWarner. Established in August 2003, its first release was 2004's ' ...

in the US as ''Introducing the Dwights''. *'' The Tree'', directed by Julie Bertuccelli and starring

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song " Lemo ...

, was closing night film of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and received a standing ovation.IF.com
(25 May 2010) ''Standing ovation for The Tree in Cannes''. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

Films

Her films include the following:

References

External links