Ms Sarah Glennane:

Amie Doherty is an amazing female composer. She is doing exceptionally well in Los Angeles. She was the first female composer to compose a feature-length animation film for DreamWorks. We are creating incredible creators. At times it seems that ambition or seeking to be commercially successful is frowned upon in the arts. This week, all of us in the screen industry are in mourning because we have lost the amazing producer, James Flynn. He was able to take ambition, allow creators to be successful and, in turn, to reinvest in productions with smaller budgets. I know the budgets behind some of the films and some composers are working while not making any money because they are spending their fees on producing the music and hiring performers. They work to very small budgets on short films that go out to market and develop directors. That is where it is an ecosystem. If these streamers were parts of the ecosystem and were not investing in it, I would ask are they sustainable as distribution models in the market? How is the situation fair to our national broadcasters?