Vice Patron of The Academy of The Asia Pacific Screen Awards

MEssagE FroM THE VIcE PaTron oF THE acadEMY oF THE asIa PacIFIc scrEEn aWards

I am honoured to be announced Vice Patron of The Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. I look forward to assisting Patron, Jack Thompson and APSA Chairman, Des Power, to further the exciting mission of this Academy. The Mayer family has a long and remarkable heritage in the film industry. Members of my family, most notably my uncle, Louis B. Mayer, have deeply influenced filmmaking around the world. This influence reaches back to the very early days of film and includes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Academy Awards, which my uncle founded. As I have lived in Australia for 20 years, it is fitting that as Vice Patron of this young Academy that I bridge a rich tradition in film to the newest and intensely vibrant centres of filmmaking here in the Asia-Pacific region. I look forward to being an ambassador for this exciting and innovative organisation.

Alicia Mayer Beverley Vice Patron of the Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Alicia Mayer Beverley’s family is often described as Hollywood’s royal family. Her uncle was Louis B Mayer who founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Academy Awards. Most of Alicia’s family have been members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences with three receiving Academy Awards. Her early memories include talking about films with her grandfather and great-uncles, and ‘helping’ them to vote on their favourites as a part of the Academy Awards process. As a child she met many screen legends during visits with her grandparents and uncles. Her family’s influence also spanned to other studios such as 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios, and yet another family member, David O Selznick, produced Gone with the Wind, considered to be one of the world’s most loved films. Lesser known is that Alicia’s family was also pivotal in iconic theatre productions such as A Street Car Named Desire, produced by cousin Irene Mayer. Alicia Mayer Beverley is also a high achiever of note in Australia where she has lived for 20 years. She is co-founder of IP Wealth Pty Ltd, a boutique intellectual property service firm, listed in BRW Magazine in April 2008 as one of Australia’s fastest growing companies under five years old. On March 8, 2007, Alicia was named winner of the International Women’s Day Leadership Award. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Mick Robertson Memorial Award, and is the only woman and the only Queenslander to be so recognised by the prestigious CEO organisation, The Executive Connection.