David Stratton - A cinematic life

David Stratton was born and educated in Britain, migrating to Australia in 1963. He served as director of the Sydney Film Festival for 18 years, during which time he was credited with being a prime figure in the renaissance of Australian cinema. In 1986 he and co-presenter Margaret Pomeranz launched The Movie Show, which had a 28-year run on Australian television, ending in 2014. Stratton has also worked as a film critic for The Australian from 1988 until the present and for a range of other titles, including Variety. A film about him, called David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, will have its NZ television premiere on the Rialto Channel on March 28.