FOUNDER / CEO

Emma is the Founder and CEO of Apple Box Studio. Previously, Emma worked as Program Manager at Wide Angle Tasmania for over seven years, interspersed with work as a Creative Producer for her production company Ten Past Three Productions, developing her own web series, TV series and feature film projects, including online comedy “Dear God.”

Emma has worked in the Tasmanian screen sector since 2012, in a variety of roles including Runner, Casting Assistant, Production Secretary, Production Manager, Assistant Director, Producer and Executive Producer, and has even turned her hand to acting a few times. Emma has worked on TVC’s, art installations, short and feature length films, web and TV series.

She has lots of teenagers and cats at home, loves singing 90s music in the car, and anything to do with Christmas.

CHAIR

Under the pseudonym Jared Goldsmith, Jags has been wearing down the boards of Hobart stages for over 20 years. 3 Uni Revues, 9 Shakespeare in the Gardens, several short films and TV commercials, and millions of hours of study burn in the heart of Jags in the shape of a love for the arts that is eternal and ambitious.

An actor at heart Jags is also an acting coach, Writer, Director, and an aspiring parliamentarian. Jags is a dreamer with a plan.

DEPUTY CHAIR

Lynn Reed is a screenwriter and independent feature film producer who specialises in creating and developing features with a strong focus on female leads and previously untold stories, and she has worked in the US and Australia.

She is currently in advanced development on the feature "The Octopus and I", based on Erin Hortle's debut novel of the same name. Lynn has been an associate producer on "Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears", an Australian feature film based on the popular TV series "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries" produced by Every Cloud Productions, and in the US, she wrote and produced the independent feature "A Sort of Homecoming", released by Mar Vista Entertainment and Netflix in North America.

In her first career, Lynn was an internet strategist and web developer for multiple US political campaigns, including two presidential campaigns!

SECRETARY

Paris is the co-founder and Creative Director of Secret Lab, and Yarn Spinner. Secret Lab is Tasmania's longest-running game development studio, and is best known for the BAFTA-winning "Night in the Woods", as well as the ABC "Play School" games. Yarn Spinner builds tools for interactive narrative, and powers thousands of games, reaching tens of millions of players around the world. 

Paris wrote the award-winning "Hint Line '93" game for ACMI, and is currently working on the Screen Tasmania-funded sequel, "Hint Line '95", as well as the Screen Tasmania-funded "I Feel Fine", and the Screen Tasmania and Screen Australia-funded "Leonardo's Moon Ship" (with the creator of Pixar's Ratatouille, Jim Capobianco). Together with his wife, he's also in development of a sitcom about the boffins that run a radio telescope in regional Tasmania, "Mt Pleasant".

Paris is the President (and a co-founder) of Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc., the local industry body for the games industry, serves as Secretary of the AUC, furthering the use of Apple technology in education, and is working on the West Coast Space Centre. Paris has a PhD in Computer Science, and an undergraduate degree in Medieval History, and he lives in Hobart and serves as butler to three chihuahuas. You can find him online at https://hey.paris 

TREASURER

Lauren brings over 15 years of experience in photography and filmmaking.  After training at an acting school in Los Angeles and working on productions there, she spent four years in Canada acting and filmmaking. 

Lauren founded her own production company, producing, directing and acting in short films. Her acting credits include “This Means War “(with Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Hardy), “Supernatural”, “Hellcats”, lead roles in independent feature films in Canada and Tasmania, a Canadian web series and local Tasmanian commercials. Upon returning to Tasmania, she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UTAS.

Lauren’s dedication to the creative arts is matched by her valuable understanding of the intersection of finance and the film industry. She brings experience in the financial sector, with a background that includes banking, accounting and financial planning.  Lauren is excited and honoured to help connect and support the Tasmanian creative community.

BOARD MEMBER

Oskar is a Tasmanian Singer/Songwriter, Musician, Actor, and Film Composer. 

He has written, performed and produced two eight-track albums, following the release of seven singles under alias Oskar Milo. 

Throughout a career spanning over 15 years in the Tasmanian music scene, Oskar has experienced firsthand the challenges of becoming an emerging artist and strives to support and strengthen the creative arts sector in the state of Tasmania.

BOARD MEMBER

Nina is owner of Lumina, Isle Weddings and Style My Day. She is a graphic designer, wedding stylist, and mother of four.

Nina is at her happiest when she is organising events, making things look pretty, cooking delicious food, and supporting the arts.

In her spare time, Nina loves watching cricket and spending time with her family.

BOARD MEMBER

Ingrid comes to screenwriting after an eclectic corporate and governance career. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from UTAS and is a Graduate of the Company Directors Course. Trained as a copywriter, her writing skills transferred easily to screenwriting where she now collaborates regularly with her local and international creative cohort.

Ingrid supports other creatives, reads scripts, gives feedback, script edits, and is a table read narrator and actor. In 2024 she co-produced the “Sense or Nonsense” game show proof of
concept working remotely with a team from around the world.

Based on a novel she wrote (which she always saw as a movie) Ingrid created the Star Dancer Universe. Her trilogy of science fiction/action-adventure screenplays is set in a universe where
dance in all its forms permeates society. In 2026 she received a coveted “Double Recommend” for writer and screenplay for “The Jewels of Menageron”, Part 1 of the trilogy.

Ingrid’s most recent work is a contained psychological thriller, set in Tasmania.

BOARD MEMBER

Phoebe is a passionate storyteller and media creative with a love of serving within her community. Having graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Media and Communications, she wrote and directed multimedia projects and undertook a placement within the university’s marketing department.

Since graduating, Phoebe has worked within the marketing team of Old Nick’s Uni Revue, to facilitate a charity raffle that ran adjacent to the show. She currently volunteers as a Content Writer at Ten Lives Cat Centre, writing for local newspapers, their website and magazine, the ‘Scratching Post’.

Hard set on resisting the mainland’s siren song, and despite her introverted nature, Phoebe is always looking for the next learning opportunity or person to talk to and cares deeply about the life of Tasmania’s creative sector.

In her spare time, Phoebe enjoys reading, cooking and crafts. She is partial to horror films and favors a crisp coke, salty popcorn and peanut M&M's when at the movies.

BOARD MEMBER

With more than 25 years of experience in the performing arts, Meyrick has worked across Tasmania and interstate in roles spanning lighting, audio, stage management, production management, customer services and ticketing.

With a passion for community, the arts, and sustainability - he is the Ticketing Manager and a member of the leadership team at the Theatre Royal in Hobart, and currently serves on the VAPAC Marketing and Ticketing Committee.

Meyrick brings extensive experience in audience engagement, venue operations, project management and strategic leadership within the arts and cultural sector.

BOARD MEMBER

Daniel is a Hobart based writer and director with two decades of experience across film, television, broadcasting and digital media.

His passion for filmmaking began in high school and led him to study Media Production at Rosny College, followed by a Diploma of Screen and Media at Swinburne University and a Graduate Certificate in Directing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). His award-winning short films have screened at festivals across Australia and internationally.

Daniel’s directing experience includes an attachment under acclaimed Australian director Rowan Woods (The Boys, Little Fish) on the gothic drama series The Kettering Incident. Alongside his screen work, he has built extensive experience in broadcasting and has worked in digital media roles with some of Tasmania’s leading arts and cultural institutions, producing content for live performance, events and online audiences.

As founder and creative director of Fire and Light Creative, Daniel produces media content for businesses and organisations, bringing a filmmaker’s eye for story and craft to every project.

Daniel remains closely involved in Tasmania’s film and arts community and has several short films and a feature film in development.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been a part of the Apple Box Studio board from the beginning. Each and every person has contributed to the success of the organisation, through their ideas, their connections, and their support.

Here is a list of the exceptional people that have made up the Apple Box Studio board over the years:

Oliver Cassidy
Aeshlie Wheeler
Rebecca Terry
Kristy de Salas
Craig Farrell
Dean Baron
Yolanda Peart-Smith
Samantha Mole
Ella Watkins
Jared Hyland
Saul Gray
Finn Clarke