Amanda Palmer (film executive), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Amanda Palmer (film executive)

Australian film executive

Date of Birth: 17-May-1976

Place of Birth: Australia

Profession: journalist, film producer

Nationality: United Kingdom, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Amanda Palmer (born 1976) is an Australian-English global media and film executive and international journalist, whose 18-year-career in film and media entertainment, content creation and entertainment platforms has spanned Australia, Britain, United States and the Middle East.Palmer served as the Executive Director of Doha Film Institute (DFI), an organisation she set up on behalf of Qatar’s Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, as well as running the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) from 2009 to 2012.At DFI, Palmer oversaw three TEDx events, the most significant being TEDxSummit in April 2011 in Qatar, the first event of its kind.Palmer resigned from DFI as Executive Director to set up her own company while consulting in multi-media, film, content and entertainment.From 2006 to 2011 Palmer was also Head of Entertainment at Al Jazeera English and created, produced and presented flagship programs, including the cultural travel series “48” and flagship specialist film program, The Fabulous Picture Show, which was still broadcast in 2012 to global audiences.