David Stratton

David Stratton AM is an award-winning film critic, film historian, lecturer, and television presenter. He has served as President of the International Critics Jury for the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, and was for three decades co-host with Margaret Pomeranz of SBS's The Movie Show and ABC's At the Movies . A former critic for international film industry magazine Variety and The Australian , he is author of five books on film: The Last New Wave, The Avocado Plantation and 101 Marvellous...See more

David Stratton AM is an award-winning film critic, film historian, lecturer, and television presenter. He has served as President of the International Critics Jury for the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, and was for three decades co-host with Margaret Pomeranz of SBS's The Movie Show and ABC's At the Movies . A former critic for international film industry magazine Variety and The Australian , he is author of five books on film: The Last New Wave, The Avocado Plantation and 101 Marvellous Movies You May Have Missed , My Favourite Movies , including a memoir I Peed on Fellini . He was named 2024 National Cinema Pioneer of the Year. See less