Rachel Okine

Okine oversees the Australian national broadcaster’s scripted drama and comedy slates. After starting her career over 20 years ago in acquisitions at FilmFour, Okine was the first employee of Hopscotch, later becoming the acquisitions executive for eOne ANZ and head of development for Hopscotch Features. She moved back to Europe in 2015 to become Paris-based VP of international production and acquisitions for StudioCanal and was subsequently appointed VP of international acquisitions for STX. Returning to Australia in 2020, Okine was appointed managing director of Academy award-nominated production company Aquarius Films to strategically lead its film and TV operations. She joined Australian streaming service Stan in 2021 as senior commissioning editor, overseeing a slate of scripted drama and comedy, feature films and feature documentaries.