Peter Castaldi has worked in journalism, film and screen exhibition, distribution and marketing, venue and event management, as well as hospitality, for most of his professional life. He brings a deep knowledge and understanding of all these areas.His 15 year stint with ABC Television and Radio as a producer and presenter in Arts and Entertainment lend him exceptional deadline writing skills and a great ease and comfort in radio and television writing and presentation. He has also had several years experience in print journalism with The Herald and Weekly Times and has also worked with commercial outlets 2GB, Channel 10, Fox History Channel and Optus Vision.He is a highly experienced film festival and event production and marketing consultant and manager. He can also knock up a great spread! Or make sure the caterers are on track and on time!Peter’s experience tends towards new ventures, start-up activity or the reinvention of existing activity. His work history reflects this through, at times, short tenures. Good examples of this experience are the Goat Island Film Festival for the City of Sydney, the Olympic Arts Film Festival for SOCOG, and the short-turnaround relationships in his private sector distribution consultancies. Across the private, community and government sectors, his skill set has aligned with the requirements to move quickly and effectively to either start new ventures or to take existing operations or activities through a rebranding or repurposing phase.Whether it be establishing new cinemas in Adelaide, Sydney and Byron Bay, creating new festival events for the City of Sydney, Screen Australia or SOCOG, or opening new restaurants, Peter has more than capably managed or been heavily involved in all aspects of the activity to deliver success.Peter has a solid background in working for, or to, federal, state and local governments, in particular in the arts and events sectors. He has a strong understanding of how to best manage these relationships effectively and efficiently. His experience lends him a solid depth of knowledge of public sector requirements. Having worked to, and with, mayoral and ministerial offices, he also has a strong understanding of how best to align the desires and requirements of the private sector with those of government, and vice versa.