A former Australian reporter for international publication Variety  Mark Woods is the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Industry Director In this role he manages the film co-financing event 37ºSouth Market (Australia’s only film market at a film festival) and emerging director workshop Accelerator Lab as well as serving as Executive Producer of MIFF Premiere Fund (whose 65+ projects include feature documentaries The Songkeepers  Putuparri & The Rainmakers  The Family  Electric Boogaloo  The Eulogy  Aim High In Creation  Not Quite Hollywood  Celebrity: Dominick Dunne  Bastardy  Rock N Roll Nerd and The Coming Back Out Ball Movie  plus narrative feature films Acute Misfortune  Balibo  Bran Nue Dae  Blessed  Downriver  Paper Planes  These Final Hours and The Turning)