Ross Barnard

With a long history in film exhibition - from programming screenings at Sydney University in the early 1970s, to working for the National Film Theatre of Australia, followed by seven years as Co-Proprietor of the Walker St Cinema in North Sydney, and most recently Administrator of the Sydney Film Festival from 1985 to 1999 - Ross Barnard took on the role of MPIBS Secretary/Treasurer in November 2019.

Ross has been committed to establishing film societies wherever he has lived, including Springwood in the Blue Mountains, Gunnedah in northern NSW, and is currently hosting a Vintage Movie Group on Facebook. After living away from Sydney for 12 years and losing contact with many industry colleagues and friends, when he moved back to Sydney in 2019 Ross was invited to become involved with the MPIBS and help with the important work that the Society does.