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Elizabeth Trotman

Elizabeth has over 25 years experience in the entertainment industry. After completing her BCOM/BA, she started working for The Walt Disney Company in New Zealand and then across Asia. During her tenure with Disney, she worked on The Lion King, Toy Story, and the global re-branding for Winnie The Pooh. This led to working for Warner Bros in London with industry giants such as William Friedkin - re-release of The Exorcist and Will Smith – Wild Wild West. She moved to Australia to take up a role for BBC Worldwide overseeing the launch of Teletubbies across Asia, including China. In 2002, she returned to NZ to oversee the marketing of the Hoyts cinema chain along with Hoyts Distribution theatrical films. Over the past 20 years she has distributed more than 400 films covering all genres and scale, including Twilight, _The Queen_and Paddington. Elizabeth is an active participant in AIDA, AHEDA and FEDCAC.

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