Deanne Weir

Deanne Weir is a producer, investor and company director. She is passionate about storytelling, change-making and gender equality. WeirAnderson.com and WeirAnderson Films invest in entrepreneurs and storytellers to help them change the world. Deanne is Chair of SeerData & Analytics, a civic tech start-up, and was Chair of Ai-Media Technologies Limited (ASX:AIM) for 14 years until February 2024. Film investments include I Used to Be Normal, Babyteeth, Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears, I Am Woman, Blaze, How To Please A Woman, Seriously Red, Run Rabbit Run, Addition and The Wolves Always Come at Night. New projects include Boss Cat and Sweet Milk Lake.

A board member of Screen Australia until 2016, Deanne was instrumental in the development of its Gender Matters program and recently retired as a member of the Gender Matters Taskforce. Deanne is Chair of For Film’s Sake (Attagirl global film lab), and until November 2023, the Sydney Film Festival.