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David Stratton was born in 1939 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK. At the age of 19 he founded the Melksham and District Film Society. He emigrated to Australia in 1963 and later became Director of the Sydney Film Festival, a role which he held for 17 years.
During his career at SBS David was the feature film consultant, presenter of movies, and of course co-host of the highly successful The Movie Show with Margaret Pomeranz for a record 18 years.
Since 1983, David has been Film critic for Variety (published in Los Angeles), Commissioner of the Australian Film Commission, Film Critic for The Australian newspaper and a Lecturer in Film History at University of Sydney. He is also the author of ‘The Last New Wave’ and ‘The Avocado Plantation” (Pan McMillan).
David’s participation at leading film festivals includes: Film Festival Juries: Berlin Intl. Jury (1982); Montreal Intl. Jury (1982); Venice Intl. Jury (1984). He was also President of FIPRESCI (Intl. Film Critics) Juries in Cannes (twice) and Venice. Past President Film Critics Circles of Australia.
David’s long list of awards and achievements include:
- 60th Anniversary Medal by the Festival du Film de Cannes (2007)
- The Chauvel Award by the Brisbane International Film Festival (August 2007)
- Raymond Longford Award of Australian Film Institute (2001)
- Commander of Order of Arts and Letters by French Government (2000)
David is currently the co-host of At The Movies on ABC TV.
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