People

Mr Michael Loebenstein – Chief Executive Officer

Noel Florian – Acting General Manager, Corporate and Collection Services Division

Jane Cruickshank – Acting General Manager, Collection Development and Outreach Division

Michael Loebenstein has extensive experience in the field of film archiving, film promotion and academic research. Former positions include advisor to the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, freelance film and exhibition curatorship and journalism.

Prior to joining the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) he held the positions of Curator for Special Programmes at the Austrian Film Museum (a government-funded cinématheque and film archive), and Project Manager and Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Society (a government-funded non-profit society for the advancement of scientific research).

Between 2008 and 2011 he was a member of the Executive Committee of FIAF – The International Federation of Film Archives.

His professional career has been built on the principles of excellence, a visionary approach to technological and political challenges, and on stewardship towards the public.