Amanda Palmer (film executive)

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Amanda Palmer
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Australia
Occupation(s)	Film and media executive, producer, journalist
Website	amanda-palmer.com

Amanda Palmer (born 1976) is an Australian-English media and film executive and international journalist,^[1] whose 18-year-career in film and media entertainment, content creation and entertainment platforms has spanned Australia, Britain, United States and the Middle East.^[2]

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.^[3]

At DFI, Palmer oversaw three TEDx events, the most significant being TEDxSummit in April 2011 in Qatar, the first event of its kind.^[4]

Palmer resigned from DFI as Executive Director to set up her own company while consulting in multi-media, film, content and entertainment.^[5]

From 2006 to 2011 Palmer was also Head of Entertainment at Al Jazeera English^[6] and created, produced and presented flagship programs, including the cultural travel series “48” and flagship specialist film program, The Fabulous Picture Show,^[7] which was still broadcast in 2012 to global audiences.